Meaning of 食う in Japanese

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Definition of 食う

  1. (v5u, vt) to eat
  2. to live; to make a living; to survive
  3. to bite; to sting (as insects do)
  4. to tease; to torment; to taunt; to make light of; to make fun of
  5. to encroach on; to eat into; to consume
  6. to defeat a superior; to threaten a position
  7. to consume time and-or resources

    この事業は金を食う。
    This job eats money.

  8. to receive something (usu. an unfavourable event)
  9. to have sexual relations with a woman, esp. for the first time

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