The difference between Eat and Worry
When used as nouns, eat means something to be eaten, whereas worry means a strong feeling of anxiety.
When used as verbs, eat means to consume (something solid or semi-solid, usually food) by putting it into the mouth and swallowing it, whereas worry means to be troubled, to give way to mental anxiety.
check bellow for the other definitions of Eat and Worry
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Eat as a verb (ambitransitive):
To ingest; to be ingested. To consume (something solid or semi-solid, usually food) by putting it into the mouth and swallowing it. To consume a meal. To be eaten.
Examples:
"He’s eating an apple. / Don’t disturb me now; can't you see that I’m eating?"
"What time do we eat this evening?"
"It's a soup that eats like a meal."
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Eat as a verb (transitive):
To use up. To destroy, consume, or use up. To damage, destroy, or fail to eject a removable part or an inserted object. To consume money or (other instruents of value, such as a token) deposited or inserted by a user, while failing to either provide the intended product or service, or return the payment.
Examples:
"This project is eating up all the money."
"The VHS recorder just ate the tape and won't spit it out."
"John is late for the meeting because the photocopier ate his report."
"The video game in the corner just ate my quarter."
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Eat as a verb (transitive, informal):
To cause (someone) to worry.
Examples:
"What’s eating you?"
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Eat as a verb (transitive, business):
To take the loss in a transaction.
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Eat as a verb (ambitransitive):
To corrode or erode.
Examples:
"The acid rain ate away the statue.  The strong acid eats through the metal."
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Eat as a verb (transitive, informal):
To perform oral sex. To perform oral sex on someone. To perform oral sex on a body part.
Examples:
"'Eat me!"
"I ate his ass."
"Yeah, eat that dick."
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Eat as a noun (colloquial):
Something to be eaten; a meal; a food item.
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Worry as a verb (intransitive):
To be troubled, to give way to mental anxiety.
Examples:
"Stop worrying about your test, it’ll be fine."
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Worry as a verb (transitive):
Disturb the peace of mind of; afflict with mental agitation or distress.
Examples:
"Your tone of voice worries me."
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Worry as a verb (transitive):
To harass; to irritate or distress.
Examples:
"The President was worried into military action by persistent advisors."
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Worry as a verb (transitive):
To seize or shake by the throat, especially of a dog or wolf.
Examples:
"Your dog’s been worrying sheep again."
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Worry as a verb (transitive):
To touch repeatedly, to fiddle with.
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Worry as a verb (transitive, obsolete, Scotland):
To strangle.
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Worry as a noun:
A strong feeling of anxiety.
Examples:
"I'm afflicted by worry throughout the night."
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Worry as a noun:
An instance or cause of such a feeling.
Examples:
"My main worry is that I'll miss the train."