eat+greedily

  • 1eat —    Ai, ai iho, amu, ho opiha;    ♦ eat heartily, ho omā ona, ho onu u, nu u, no u, hiala ai, kīhamu, haupa;    ♦ eat much, ai nui, ai ā hewa ka waha, ai lau, pākela ai, pake ai (see stuffed and sayings, ko u, lua, lip);    ♦ eat enormously, ai ā… …

    English-Hawaiian dictionary

  • 2scoff — I. noun Etymology: Middle English scof, perhaps of Scandinavian origin; akin to obsolete Danish skof jest; akin to Old Frisian skof mockery Date: 14th century 1. an expression of scorn, derision, or contempt ; gibe 2. an object of scorn, mockery …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 3Devour — De*vour , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Devoured}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Devouring}.] [F. d[ e]vorer, fr. L. devorare; de + vorare to eat greedily, swallow up. See {Voracious}.] 1. To eat up with greediness; to consume ravenously; to feast upon like a wild… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 4Devoured — Devour De*vour , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Devoured}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Devouring}.] [F. d[ e]vorer, fr. L. devorare; de + vorare to eat greedily, swallow up. See {Voracious}.] 1. To eat up with greediness; to consume ravenously; to feast upon like a… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 5Devouring — Devour De*vour , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Devoured}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Devouring}.] [F. d[ e]vorer, fr. L. devorare; de + vorare to eat greedily, swallow up. See {Voracious}.] 1. To eat up with greediness; to consume ravenously; to feast upon like a… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 6pig out — verb overeat or eat immodestly; make a pig of oneself She stuffed herself at the dinner The kids binged on ice cream • Syn: ↑gorge, ↑ingurgitate, ↑overindulge, ↑glut, ↑englut, ↑stuff, ↑ …

    Useful english dictionary

  • 7chow down — (N Am inf) To eat greedily • • • Main Entry: ↑chow * * * ˌchow ˈdown [intransitive] [present tense I/you/we/they chow down he/she/it …

    Useful english dictionary

  • 8gormandize — v gluttonize, gorge, stuff, cram, make a pig of oneself; devour, eat greedily, Sl. eat like there s no tomorrow, Sl. pig in; eat richly, dine well, Sl. eat high off the hog …

    A Note on the Style of the synonym finder

  • 9gobble — I. transitive verb (gobbled; gobbling) Etymology: probably irregular from 1gob Date: 1601 1. to swallow or eat greedily 2. to take eagerly ; grab usually used with up 3. to read rapidly or greedily usually used with up II …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 10gorge — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French, from Late Latin gurga, alteration of gurges, from Latin, whirlpool more at voracious Date: 14th century 1. throat often used with rise to indicate revulsion accompanied by a sensation of… …

    New Collegiate Dictionary