Question

Choose the correct synonym of the following word/phrase-
No wonder you are over weight. You always overeat.
a) Pig-out
b) Perform
c) Peter out
d) Peter pan

Answer 1

Hint: The dictionary meaning of the underlined word, “overeat” is “eat too much”. For example, The effects of overeating is weight gain.

Complete answer:
Many people eat for no reason other than hunger, stress or sadness. A lot of people also overeat because of certain habits, such as eating while being distracted or eating too quickly. Here, we have to find the synonym of the underlined word.
Now, let us examine all the given options to find out the correct answer :
Option ‘a’ is Pig-out. It is an intransitive verb which means “to eat greedily”. This seems to be the correct synonym of the underlined word, overeat. For example: Don’t eat and pig out.
Option ‘b’ is Perform. It is a verb which means “carry out; accomplish or fulfill (an action, task, or function). For example, He will perform tonight.
Option ‘c' is Peter out. It means to “diminish”. For example : Their enthusiasm soon petered out.
Option ‘d’ is Peter Pan. This is a name and is not related to the underlined word in any way, so we will eliminate this option straight away.
As we have analyzed all the given options, we can easily figure out the correct answers. Here, the correct synonym of the given underlined word “overeat” is “pig-out”. Hence, the correct option is option ‘a’.

Note:
Don't get confused between "peter out" and "pig out", as they both sound similar. All the other options are plausible distractions and one must know the exact meaning of the given word.