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eats

eats

7.9
Food or a meal, often mentioned in informal speech
  • noun
  • /its/
  • Informal
translation icon : comida
  • She always brings the best eats to our picnics.

Examples

  • Also, don't forget to check out our choices for the best dishes and restaurants around Asia on our BEST EATS page.

    Blog text (10)

  • HE WAS ONLY IN IT FOR THE EATS.

    Clifford's Really Big Movie (2004)

  • Many people enjoyed the delicious eats at the festival last weekend.

  • I love trying new eats when I visit different cities.

Synonyms

meal
vseats
∞ 1.0

A time when people eat, for example breakfast or dinner

is the informal word rather than the neutral event noun
bite
vseats
302 1.0

A small amount of food eaten quickly

is a broader informal word covering whole meals as well
chow
vseats
  • Informal
46 8.2

A simple meal or food eaten casually

is the same informal word and shares the same casual sense
grub
vseats
  • Informal
42 7.5

Food or a meal that is simple and filling

is the same informal term with no difference in meaning
bite to eat
vseats
  • Informal
37 1.8

A small quick meal or snack

is more general and not limited to small or quick eating
chuck
vseats
  • Informal
1 8.8

A simple meal often eaten outdoors or at work

is an informal name that does not stress casual simplicity
collation
vseats
  • Archaic
7.4

A light meal eaten between main meals

is the informal term without restricting to light, between meals
viands
vseats
  • Archaic
9.9

Different cooked foods served at a meal

is an informal everyday expression rather than a formal collective term

How Filling

feast
162 1.9
hearty meal
2 1.6
eats
  • Informal
7.9
snack
471 1.0

Surface Forms

eats singular
eat plural

Morphology

eats = eat (transparent) = eat + s

Regular plural formation from the noun 'eat' (informal 'meal/food'); the meaning 'meals/food' is directly indicated by the base plus plural.

Etymology

Eats comes from the common verb eat, which means 'to put food into your mouth'. People began to use eat as a quick, casual noun for 'food' or 'a meal', so calling something 'eats' simply means it is food.