verschlingen — meaning in English
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English meaning
- bolt noun A metal fastener with a threaded shaft, used with a nut to hold things together.
- chow noun Informal: food, especially a meal or snack.
- devour verb To eat something quickly and hungrily.
- engulf verb To completely surround or cover something, often suddenly and overwhelmingly.
- gobble verb To eat quickly and greedily.
- gulp verb To swallow quickly and in large amounts.
- guzzle verb To drink or eat something quickly and greedily.
- scoff verb To speak about something with scorn or mockery, treating it as ridiculous.
- twine noun A strong string or cord made from two or more threads twisted together.
Senses
verschlingen is used for these senses in English:
- bolt (transitive) To swallow food without chewing it.
- chow (slang, South Africa) To eat.
- devour (transitive) To eat quickly, greedily, hungrily, or ravenously.
- devour (transitive, idiomatic) To rapidly destroy, engulf, or lay waste.
- devour (transitive, idiomatic) To take in avidly with the intellect or with one's gaze.
- engulf (transitive) To surround; to cover; to submerge.
- gobble To eat hastily or greedily; to scoff or scarf (often used with up)
- gulp To swallow eagerly, or in large draughts; to swallow up; to take down in one swallow.
bolt — full definition
- noun A metal fastener with a threaded shaft, used with a nut to hold things together.
- noun A sliding bar used to lock a door.
- noun A flash of lightning.
- verb To run away suddenly, or move very fast.
- verb To fasten something with a bolt, or to lock a door with a bolt.
chow — full definition
- noun Informal: food, especially a meal or snack.
- noun Short for Chow Chow, a fluffy Chinese dog breed known for its blue-black tongue.
- verb Informal: to eat, especially heartily ("chow down").