eat out
verb
Definition of eat out
transitive verb
1 : to consume the herbage from especially to excess the marsh was badly eaten out by muskrats
2 slang : to reprimand (a person) severely
intransitive verb
: to eat away from home, especially at a restaurant we usually eat out on Thursdays
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