eat out

Verb

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

1. (intransitive) To dine at a restaurant or such public place.
   • Jacky wanted Korean barbecue, but his mom didn't want to eat out.
   • (Sandra) I'm hungry, Dad. When will you finally make dinner?
     (Dad) Later. I have to finish this level first.
     (Sandra) Daddy! I'm hungry now!
     (Dad) Alright. here, Go eat out.2008 November 24, Powree and Oliver Knörzer, “Video Game Addiction”, in Sandra and Woo (webcomic)

   Synonyms:

   go out to eat

2. (transitive) To erode or encroach upon by gradually consuming.
3. (slang, transitive, vulgar) To perform cunnilingus or anilingus.
   • The lesbian couple ate each other out.
   • I mean, is it as bad as eating her pussy out? No, but it's the same fuckin' ballpark.1994, Quentin Tarantino, Roger Avary, Pulp Fiction, spoken by Vincent (John Travolta)
4. (slang, transitive) To reprimand severely.
   • He will eat me out if he hears I ate his girlfriend out.
5. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see eat, out.