(wolves, ~s, ~ing, ~ed)
1.
A ~ is a wild animal that looks like a large dog.
N-COUNT
2.
If someone ~s their food, they eat it all very quickly and greedily. (INFORMAL)
I was back in the changing-room ~ing tea and sandwiches.
VERB: V n
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Wolf down means the same as ~ .
He ~ed down the rest of the biscuit and cheese...
She bought a hot dog from a stand on a street corner and ~ed it down.
PHRASAL VERB: V P n (not pron), V n P
3.
If someone cries ~, they say that there is a problem when there is not, with the result that people do not believe them when there really is a problem.
PHRASE: V inflects