DEVOUR


Meaning of DEVOUR in English

(~s, ~ing, ~ed)

1.

If a person or animal ~s something, they eat it quickly and eagerly.

A medium-sized dog will ~ at least one can of food per day...

VERB: V n

2.

If you ~ a book or magazine, for example, you read it quickly and with great enthusiasm.

She began ~ing newspapers when she was only 12.

VERB: V n

Collins COBUILD.      Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык Коллинз COBUILD (международная база данных языков Бирмингемского университета) .