"eats" meaning in English

See eats in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: – [singular], eats [plural]
Head templates: {{noun2}} [POS TABLE]
  1. food.
    Sense id: simple-eats-en-noun-rL050Eeu Categories (other): Slang

Verb

Forms: eat [canonical], eats [third-person, singular], ate [past], eaten [past, participle], eating [present, participle]
Head templates: {{verb2|eat|eats|ate|eaten|eating}} [POS TABLE]
  1. The third-person singular form of eat.
    Sense id: simple-eats-en-verb-H2VpK83T
     
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          "text": "He eats bacon for breakfast every day."
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          "text": "Give me some eats!"
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