eat vs dine
dine vs eateat and dine both are verbs.
| Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| eat | No | No | Yes | No |
| dine | No | No | Yes | No |
As verbs,
dine is a hyponym of
eat; that is, dine is a
word with a more specific, narrower meaning than
eat:
- eat: eat a meal; take a meal
- dine: have supper; eat dinner
Other hyponyms of eat include
take away, take out, victual, dine in, eat in, dine out, eat out, picnic, break bread, dig in, pitch in, nosh, snack, mess, lunch, brunch, breakfast, banquet, feast, junket, binge, englut, engorge, glut, gorge, gormandise, gormandize, gourmandize, ingurgitate, overeat, overgorge, overindulge, pig out, satiate, scarf out, stuff.
| eat (verb) | dine (verb) |
|---|---|
| cause to deteriorate due to the action of water, air, or an acid | have supper; eat dinner |
| take in solid food | give dinner to; host for dinner |
| eat a meal; take a meal | |
| take in food; used of animals only | |
| use up (resources or materials) | |
| worry or cause anxiety in a persistent way |
Words related to "eat"
- abuse
- act
- banquet
- binge
- blow
- bolt
- bolt down
- break bread
- breakfast
- browse
- brunch
- burn
- burn off
- burn up
- chew
- consume
- corrode
- crop
- damage
- delight
- deplete
- devour
- dig in
- dine
- dine in
- dine out
- dissipate
- drain
- drop
- eat
- eat in
- eat on
- eat out
- eat up
- eater
- eating
- englut
- engorge
- enjoy
- exhaust
- expend
- fare
- feast
- feed
- fill
- fill up
- finish
- fool
- fool away
- forage
- fress
- fritter
- fritter away
- frivol away
- garbage down
- get down
- give
- glut
- gluttonise
- gluttonize
- gobble
- gobble up
- gorge
- gormandise
- gormandize
- gourmandize
- graze
- guttle
- have
- indulge
- ingest
- ingurgitate
- jaw
- junket
- lunch
- luxuriate
- manducate
- masticate
- mess
- misuse
- move
- nibble
- nosh
- occupy
- overeat
- overgorge
- overindulge
- pasture
- peck
- peck at
- pervert
- pick
- pick at
- pick up
- picnic
- piece
- pig
- pig out
- pitch in
- play out
- polish off
- put away
- range
- raven
- revel
- ruminate
- run down
- run out
- run through
- rust
- sap
- satiate
- scarf out
- shoot
- shovel in
- slurp
- snack
- spare
- spend
- squander
- stuff
- suckle
- swallow
- take
- take away
- take in
- take out
- tire
- tuck away
- tuck in
- use
- use up
- vex
- victual
- wash down
- waste
- wine and dine
- wipe out
- wolf
- wolf down
- worry
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