1. Godan verb with 'u' ending, Transitive verb

   1.

   to eat

2. 2.

   to live; to make a living; to survive

3. 3.

   to bite; to sting (as insects do)

Example sentences

• この事業は金を食う。

  This job eats money.

• 蓼食う虫も好き好き。

  There is no accounting for tastes.