chow down en · VERB
Pronunciation
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Meanings
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(informal, intransitive) To eat, especially to eat vigorously.
We're all famished; it's time to chow down.
You better chow down, or it's gonna get cold / So eat it, I don't care if you're full
1984, "Weird Al" Yankovic, “Eat It”, in "Weird Al" Yankovic in 3-D:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| chowing down | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| chowed down | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| chowed down | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| chows down | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic |
Synonyms
Translations (10)
pl wsunąć (to eat vigorously) · pl pałaszować (to eat vigorously) · pl wsuwać (to eat vigorously) · fr gueuletonner (to eat vigorously) · es llenar (to eat vigorously) · pl spałaszować (to eat vigorously) · pl wcinać (to eat vigorously) · mr झोडणे (to eat vigorously) · pl zajadać (to eat vigorously) · fr becqueter (to eat vigorously)