EAT ON

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does eat on mean? 

• EAT ON (verb)
  The verb EAT ON has 1 sense:

1. worry or cause anxiety in a persistent way

  Familiarity information: EAT ON used as a verb is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• EAT ON (verb)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Worry or cause anxiety in a persistent way

Classified under:

Verbs of feeling

Synonyms:

eat; eat on

Context example:

What's eating you?

Hypernyms (to "eat on" is one way to...):

vex; worry (disturb the peace of mind of; afflict with mental agitation or distress)

Sentence frame:

Something ----s somebody

Sentence example:

The bad news will eat on him