English Explanatory Dictionary

eat up

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To consume completely.
  2. To cause (someone) to obsess; to figuratively consume (someone).
  3. To subtract, use up.
  4. To accept or believe entirely, immediately, and without questioning.
  5. To acclaim or praise (someone or something); to consume (absorb information).
  6. To find something to be very cute.
  7. To go quickly on a route.
  8. To be very good at; to succeed at; to smash. (Compare eat and leave no crumbs.)
  9. To completely dominate someone else, especially with a comeback or clapback.

Pronunciation

en-au-eat up.ogg

Word forms

eat up eats up eating up ate up eaten up

Related words

chow down eat something up with a spoon
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