заеда́ть

rare #18508

verbimperfective perfective is зае́сть

1.
to chase (with food), to eat something after, to wash down (with food)
Он заеда́л го́рькое лека́рство конфе́той.
He chased the bitter medicine with a sweet.
что? чем? - e.g. take a sweet after bitter medicine or vodka
2.
to jam, to get stuck, to stickmechanics
Мо́лния на ку́ртке ча́сто заеда́ет.
The zip on the jacket often jams.
often impersonal: заедает 'it jams'
3.
to torment, to oppress, to nag, to wear down
Нача́льник заеда́ет подчинённых ме́лкими приди́рками.
The boss torments his staff with petty nitpicking.
figurative, colloquial; often заедать поедом
4.
to bite to death, to sting all over, to eat alive (of insects)
В лесу нас заеда́ют комары́.
The mosquitoes are eating us alive in the forest.
кого? что?

Examples

Ду́маю, немало люде́й заеда́ет стресс.
I think there are many who binge eat from stress.
Замок, застопоривающийся зимой, часто заедает.
The lock that jams in winter often gets stuck.
Обыдёнщина заедала его творческие планы.
The dreariness of everyday life was stifling his creative plans.
Он ест хлеб, заедая горькое лекарство.
He eats bread to take away the bitter taste of the medicine.
Замок заедает, дверь никак не открывается.
The lock is sticking; the door just won't open.
Дверь отмыкалась с трудом, ключ заедал.
The door was difficult to unlock; the key kept sticking.

Imperative
ты	заеда́й
вы	заеда́йте

Active present	заеда́ющий	jamming, sticking, seizing
Active past	заеда́вший	jamming, sticking, getting stuck, seizing up
Passive present	заеда́емый	being corroded, being eaten away, being eroded
Passive past	-
Gerund present	заеда́я	while doing (present)
Gerund past	заедав заедавши	while doing (past)