Hypernyms for "eat"
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banquet
binge
bolt
bolt down
break bread
breakfast
browse
brunch
burn
burn off
burn up
consume
crop
devour
dig in
dine
dine in
dine out
dip
down
drain
dunk
eat
eat in
eat out
eat up
englut
engorge
exhaust
fare
feast
fill
fill up
finish
forage
fress
garbage down
glut
gluttonise
gluttonize
go through
gobble
gobble up
gorge
gormandise
gormandize
gourmandize
graze
guttle
indulge
ingurgitate
junket
lunch
luxuriate
mess
nibble
nosh
overeat
overgorge
overindulge
pasture
peck
peck at
pick
pick at
pick up
picnic
piece
pig
pig out
pitch in
play out
polish off
range
raven
ruminate
run down
run out
sap
satiate
scarf out
shovel in
slurp
snack
spend
stuff
suckle
take away
take out
tire
victual
wash down
wolf
wolf down
What are hypernyms?
Hypernyms are words with a broader meaning that includes the meaning of the original word. For example, "animal" is a hypernym of "dog" because a dog is a type of animal.
Think of hypernyms as "umbrella terms" or categories that include the original word.