Gerbil vs Eat - What's the difference?
gerbil | eat |
One of several species of small, jumping, murine rodents, of the genus . In their leaping powers they resemble the jerboa. They inhabit Africa, India, and Southern Europe.
To rotate inside a monowheel or similar apparatus due to sudden acceleration or braking.
(slang) To insert a small animal into the rectum of a person.
To ingest; to be ingested.
#(lb) To consume (something solid or semi-solid, usually food) by putting it into the mouth and swallowing it.
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#*:At twilight in the summer there is never anybody to fear—man, woman, or cat—in the chambers and at that hour the mice come out. They do not eat' parchment or foolscap or red tape, but they ' eat the luncheon crumbs.
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#(senseid) To consume a meal.
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# To be eaten.
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To use up.
#(lb) To destroy, consume, or use up.
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#*(William Makepeace Thackeray) (1811-1863)
#*:His wretched estate is eaten up with mortgages.
# To damage, destroy, or fail to eject a removable part or an inserted object.
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#*(Bruce Willis) in the movie (The Last Boy Scout)
#*:No! There's a problem with the cassette player. Don't press fast forward or it eats the tape!
# 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.
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#*From the movie
#*:Hey! This stupid [soda vending] machine ate my quarter.
To cause (someone) to worry.
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To take the loss in a transaction.
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*From the movie (Midnight Run)
*:I have to have him in court tomorrow, if he doesn't show up, I forfeit the bond and I have to eat the $300,000.
(lb) To corrode or erode.
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To perform oral sex on someone.
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