feast

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feast /f'iːst/ (feasts feasting feasted)
1 [N-COUNT]
A feast is a large and special meal.
Lunch was a feast of meat and vegetables, cheese, yoghurt and fruit, with unlimited wine...
The fruit was often served at wedding feasts...
= banquet
2 [VERB] V on n
If you feast on a particular food, you eat a large amount of it with great enjoyment.
They feasted well into the afternoon on mutton and corn stew...
3 [VERB] V
If you feast, you take part in a feast.
Only a few feet away, their captors feasted in the castle's banqueting hall.
● feasting [N-UNCOUNT]
The feasting, drinking, dancing and revelry continued for several days.
4 [N-COUNT]
A feast is a day or time of the year when a special religious celebration takes place.
The Jewish feast of Passover began last night...
= festival
5 [PHRASE] V inflects
If you feast your eyes on something, you look at it for a long time with great attention because you find it very attractive.
She stood feasting her eyes on the view.

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