Synonyms

  eat (to put food into your mouth, chew it, and swallow it): What would you like to eat? have (to eat, drink, or smoke): Let’s have our breakfast. We had tea together. consume formal (to eat or drink): They consume vast amounts of food and drink every day. ingest technical (to …

  defeat (to win against someone in a fight, competition, game, etc.): The army was ready to defeat the rebels. beat spoken (to win against someone in a fight, competition, game, etc.): I can beat her at chess. overcome (to defeat; succeed in dealing with a problem): They have finally …

  correct (to make something right; emend): Can you please correct my mistakes? fix informal (to make something right; repair): When something is wrong, we’ll fix it. I’ve fixed the car. rectify formal (to make something right): I promise to rectify this problem. remedy formal (to correct or improve): We need to do something …

brave (ready to face danger and endure pain or hardship without fear): He is a brave soldier. courageous (ready to face danger, pain, or opposition without fear): She was amazingly courageous. valiant formal (having or showing courage or determination): Every dog is valiant at his own door. plucky informal (having or showing …

waste (worthless or unwanted materials, substances, etc.): This is a plan to recycle household waste. You should keep away from the radioactive waste. garbage US English (waste food and other wet materials that people throw away): Please take out the garbage. They just dump their garbage in the river. rubbish UK English (useless materials …