eat vs garbage down

eat and garbage down both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
eat	No	No	Yes	No
garbage down	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, garbage down is a hyponym of eat; that is, garbage down is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than eat:

eat (verb)	garbage down (verb)
cause to deteriorate due to the action of water, air, or an acid	eat a large amount of food quickly
take in solid food
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