scarf

verb

ˈskärf 

variants or less commonly scarph

scarfed also scarphed; scarfing also scarphing; scarfs also scarphs

transitive verb

1

: to unite by a scarf joint

2

: to form a scarf on

Examples of scarf in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

On a crowded concourse in the middle of a Saturday morning two months before the start of the season, fans are chugging beers, scarfing Dodger dogs, and even doing a line dance. —Los Angeles Times, 31 Jan. 2026

There’s just something about scarfing oodles of vittles during and after skiing that is far more satisfying than any other post mountain pursuit grubfest. —Outside Online, 24 Dec. 2025

None of those foraging and storing animals are likely to eat the acorns whole, but there are larger animals that are known to scarf the acorns down. —Randy McMullen, Mercury News, 27 Oct. 2025

Gregory scarfs one down like a rabid animal, while Janine, high off iced tea and lemonade, aggressively demands to know what’s inside the drinks. —Ile-Ife Okantah, Vulture, 29 Jan. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1627, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing scarf

• infinity scarf
• scarf down
• scarf up

Rhymes for scarf

• scharf
• headscarf

Kids Definition

scarf

1 of 2 noun

ˈskärf 

plural scarves

ˈskärvz

or scarfs

1

: a broad band of cloth worn about the shoulders, around the neck, over the head, or about the waist

2

: runner sense 5b

scarf

2 of 2 verb

: scoff entry 3 sense 1

scarfed down my sandwich