scarf down
scarf down · scarfs down · scarfed down · scarfing down
To eat quicklyTo eat (something) quickly.
» Tom scarfed down the ham sandwich that Mary had made for him.
Том жадно проглотил бутерброд с ветчиной, что ему сделала Мэри.
Meaning
1 senses(US, informal)To eat (something) quickly.
I plan to scarf down the rest of this sandwich and get back to work.
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Examples
6 sentencesTom scarfed down the ham sandwich that Mary had made for him.
ruТом жадно проглотил бутерброд с ветчиной, что ему сделала Мэри. — sharptoothed
Tom scarfed down his cereal in a hurry.
I caught myself mindlessly scarfing down the freshly made food.
Tom scarfed down a hamburger.
Pink from the sun, unshowered and barefoot, the 17 teenage girls scarfed down fried chicken sandwiches after seven days at sea.
Translations
4 languagesDeutsch
eat very quickly:
Forms
scarfs down, scarfing down, scarfed down, scarfed down| Base form | scarf down · to scarf down |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | scarfs down |
| Present participle | scarfing down |
| Past simple | scarfed down |
| Past participle | scarfed down |
irregular
Phrasal verbs
2 phrasal verbsSynonyms
12 synonymsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Phrasal verbs: introduction — Because it is a phrasal verb