| devour | | |
| v. (contact) | 1. devour | destroy completely.; "Fire had devoured our home" |
| ~ ruin, destroy | destroy completely; damage irreparably.; "You have ruined my car by pouring sugar in the tank!"; "The tears ruined her make-up" |
| v. (emotion) | 2. devour | enjoy avidly.; "She devoured his novels" |
| ~ bask, enjoy, relish, savor, savour | derive or receive pleasure from; get enjoyment from; take pleasure in.; "She relished her fame and basked in her glory" |
| v. (consumption) | 3. consume, devour, down, go through | eat immoderately.; "Some people can down a pound of meat in the course of one meal" |
| ~ eat | take in solid food.; "She was eating a banana"; "What did you eat for dinner last night?" |
| v. (consumption) | 4. devour, guttle, pig, raven | eat greedily.; "he devoured three sandwiches" |
| ~ eat | take in solid food.; "She was eating a banana"; "What did you eat for dinner last night?" |
| engulf | | |
| v. (cognition) | 1. absorb, engross, engulf, immerse, plunge, soak up, steep | devote (oneself) fully to.; "He immersed himself into his studies" |
| ~ immerse, plunge | cause to be immersed.; "The professor plunged his students into the study of the Italian text" |
| ~ focus, pore, rivet, center, centre, concentrate | direct one's attention on something.; "Please focus on your studies and not on your hobbies" |
| ~ drink in, drink | be fascinated or spell-bound by; pay close attention to.; "The mother drinks in every word of her son on the stage" |
| v. (contact) | 2. engulf | flow over or cover completely.; "The bright light engulfed him completely" |
| ~ enclose, enfold, envelop, enwrap, wrap | enclose or enfold completely with or as if with a covering.; "Fog enveloped the house" |
| gobble | | |
| n. (event) | 1. gobble | the characteristic sound made by a turkey cock. |
| ~ cry | the characteristic utterance of an animal.; "animal cries filled the night" |
| v. (consumption) | 2. bolt, gobble | eat hastily without proper chewing.; "Don't bolt your food!" |
| ~ eat | take in solid food.; "She was eating a banana"; "What did you eat for dinner last night?" |
| v. (communication) | 3. gobble | make a gurgling sound, characteristic of turkeys. |
| ~ let loose, let out, utter, emit | express audibly; utter sounds (not necessarily words).; "She let out a big heavy sigh"; "He uttered strange sounds that nobody could understand" |
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