Verb (5-dan, う, transitive)
Masculine
1. to eat
まずくて食えたものではないな。It's so bad that it's not fit 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; to consume resources
うわ、随分と時間を食ったな。Wow, that took quite a lot of time.
8. to receive something (usu. an unfavourable event)
9. to have sexual relations with a woman, esp. for the first time