eat like an animal in English

Forms: eats like an animal [present, singular, third-person], eating like an animal [participle, present], ate like an animal [past], eaten like an animal [participle, past] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Head templates: {{en-verb|eat<,,ate,eaten> like an animal}} eat like an animal (third-person singular simple present eats like an animal, present participle eating like an animal, simple past ate like an animal, past participle eaten like an animal)

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        {
          "text": "Troponyms: eat like a pig, wolf, wolf down"
        },
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          "text": "Coordinate term: eat like a horse"
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        "To eat large amounts of food, especially when in a greedy and sloppy manner."
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      "form": "eats like an animal",
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        "third-person"
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    {
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        "present"
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    },
    {
      "form": "ate like an animal",
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"eat like an animal" meaning in English

Verb