eat out

== English == === Pronunciation === (General American) enPR: ēt out, IPA(key): /it aʊt/ === Verb === eat out (third-person singular simple present eats out, present participle eating out, simple past ate out, past participle eaten out) (intransitive) To dine at a restaurant or such public place. (transitive) To erode or encroach upon by gradually consuming. (transitive, slang, vulgar) To perform cunnilingus or anilingus. (transitive, slang) To reprimand severely. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see eat,‎ out. ==== Synonyms ==== (to dine at a restaurant): go out to eat ==== Translations ==== === See also === eat one's heart out === Anagrams === ate out, outate, outeat