eat excessively

eat excessively
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  • eat one's head off — phrasal 1. : to eat excessively or gluttonously 2. slang : to nag or grumble at one : scold or pick at one she ate his head off when he came in late * * * eat one s head off (esp of an animal) to cost more for food than one is worth • • • Main… …   Useful english dictionary

  • eat up — (Roget s Thesaurus II) I verb 1. To eat completely or entirely: consume, devour, dispatch. Informal: polish off, put away. See INGESTION. 2. To use all of: consume, drain, draw down, exhaust, expend, finish, play out, run through, spend, use up.… …   English dictionary for students

  • overindulge — I verb be gluttonous, be greedy, be intemperate, be selfish, be voracious, carry to excess, carry too far. cater to excessively, coddle excessively, eat excessively, favor excessively, gratify to excess, humor excessively, lack self control,… …   Law dictionary

  • Obese — O*bese a. [L. obesus eaten away, lean; also, that has eaten itself fat, fat, stout, p. p. of obedere to devour; ob (see {Ob }) + edere to eat. See {Eat}.] Excessively corpulent; fat; fleshy. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • overate — o·ver eat || ‚əʊvÉ™(r) ɪːt v. eat excessively (especially on a regular basis) …   English contemporary dictionary

  • overeat — o·ver eat || ‚əʊvÉ™(r) ɪːt v. eat excessively (especially on a regular basis) …   English contemporary dictionary

  • overeaten — o·ver eat || ‚əʊvÉ™(r) ɪːt v. eat excessively (especially on a regular basis) …   English contemporary dictionary

  • overeating — n. act of eating more than is necessary ,o·ver eat || ‚əʊvÉ™(r) ɪːt v. eat excessively (especially on a regular basis) …   English contemporary dictionary

  • overeats — o·ver eat || ‚əʊvÉ™(r) ɪːt v. eat excessively (especially on a regular basis) …   English contemporary dictionary

  • pork out — 1. v. eat excessively; overeat 2. v. eat greedily and quickly …   English slang

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