devorar — meaning in English

English meaning

• devour verb To eat something quickly and hungrily.
• gorge noun A deep, narrow valley or ravine, usually with steep rocky walls and often a river running through it.

Senses

devorar is used for these senses in English:

• devour (transitive) To eat quickly, greedily, hungrily, or ravenously.
• gorge (intransitive, reflexive) To stuff the gorge or gullet with food; to eat greedily and in large quantities. [with on]
• pig out (slang, intransitive) To eat voraciously or ravenously; to gorge oneself.

devour — full definition

1. verb To eat something quickly and hungrily.
2. verb To destroy or consume something rapidly and completely.
3. verb To take in eagerly with the mind, especially reading material.

gorge — full definition

1. noun A deep, narrow valley or ravine, usually with steep rocky walls and often a river running through it.
2. noun The throat or gullet.
3. verb To eat greedily and to excess.

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