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scarf

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of scarf

to swallow or eat greedily

  • the college students scarfed the entire contents of the care package in one sitting
Synonyms of scarf

bolt, cram, devour, glut [archaic], gobble, gorge, gormandize, gulp, ingurgitate, inhale, raven, scoff, slop, wolf
Words Related to scarf

overeat, pig out, swill
Near Antonyms of scarf

nibble, peck, pick

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