食う

Meanings

1. 1.
   v5u, vtto eat
2. 2.
   v5u, vtto live; to make a living; to survive
3. 3.
   v5u, vtto bite; to sting (as insects do)
4. 4.
   v5u, vtto tease; to torment; to taunt; to make light of; to make fun of
5. 5.
   v5u, vtto encroach on; to eat into; to consume
6. 6.
   v5u, vtto defeat a superior; to threaten a position
7. 7.
   v5u, vtto consume time; to consume resources
8. 8.
   v5u, vtto receive something (usu. an unfavourable event)
9. 9.
   v5u, vtto have sexual relations with a woman, esp. for the first time

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