The Clue
Wore away (3 letter answer)
The Answer
ATE
Tags
Notes
The answer ATE is very common and appears about once every 22 puzzles.
Related Clues
Consumed
Corroded
Downed
Had
Noshed
Partook of
Supped
Absorbed, as losses
Bolted down
Broke bread
Eroded, with "away"
Filled up on
Gobbled up
Goddess of infatuation
Had a cow?
Had lunch
Had a meal
Had something
Had dogs, e.g.
Loved, with "up"
Mischievous Olympian
Nibbled away
Put away
Put down
Took the cake?
Took a course?
Took refection
Used up
Wolfed down
Accepted greedily, with "up"
Blind impulse, personified
"With ___ by his side . . . ": Shak.
Indulged in some capers?
Made a fast stop?
Took back, as words
Did not go fast?
Had something, so to speak
"___, o cara," Bellini aria
Definition
ATE as a noun:
1. goddess of criminal rashness and its punishment
EAT as a verb:
1. take in solid food; "She was eating a banana"; "What did you eat for dinner last night?"
2. eat a meal; take a meal; "We did not eat until 10 P.M. because there were so many phone calls"; "I didn't eat yet, so I gladly accept your invitation"
3. (feed, eat) = take in food; used of animals only; "This dog doesn't eat certain kinds of meat"; "What do whales eat?"
4. (consume, eat up, use up, eat, deplete, exhaust, run through, wipe out) = use up (resources or materials); "this car consumes a lot of gas"; "We exhausted our savings"; "They run through 20 bottles of wine a week"
5. (eat, eat on) = worry or cause anxiety in a persistent way; "What's eating you?"
6. (corrode, eat, rust) = cause to deteriorate due to the action of water, air, or an acid; "The acid corroded the metal"; "The steady dripping of water rusted the metal stopper in the sink"