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eats like a horse

eats like a horse is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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 eats like a horse

What is eats like a horse the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Eats like a horse is the third-person singular simple present indicative of eat like a horse.

Words near eats like a horse in the dictionary

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

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