eat vs suckle

eat and suckle both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
eat	No	No	Yes	No
suckle	No	No	Yes	No

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

Other hyponyms of eat include forage, raven, browse, crop, graze, pasture, range.

eat (verb)	suckle (verb)
cause to deteriorate due to the action of water, air, or an acid	give suck to
take in solid food	suck milk from the mother's breasts
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