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ate like a horse

ate like a horse is the simple past of eat like a horse.

Meaning of eat like a horse

Verb

eat like a horse (third-person singular simple present eats like a horse, present participle eating like a horse, simple past ate like a horse, past participle eaten like a horse)

  1. (colloquial, simile) To eat large amounts of food. (connoting a large quantity of food, but not one of gluttony or sloppiness)

Questions about ate like a horse

What is ate like a horse the simple past of?
Ate like a horse is the simple past of eat like a horse.

Words near ate like a horse in the dictionary

  1. ate in
  2. ate into
  3. ate it
  4. ate lead
  5. ate like a bird
  6. ate like a horse
  7. ate like an animal
  8. ate one's cake and had it too
  9. ate one's dinners
  10. ate one's emotions
  11. ate one's feelings

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