gobble
gob|ble /g'ɒbəl/ (gobbles gobbling gobbled)
[VERB] V n
If you gobble food, you eat it quickly and greedily.
Pete gobbled all the beef stew.
[PHRASAL VERB] V n P, also V P n (not pron)
Gobble down and gobble up mean the same as gobble.
There were dangerous beasts in the river that might gobble you up.gobble down
see gobblegobble up
1 [PHRASAL VERB] V P n (not pron), also V n P
If an organization gobbles up a smaller organization, it takes control of it or destroys it.
Banc One of Ohio has built an empire in the mid-west by gobbling up smaller banks.
2 [PHRASAL VERB] V P n (not pron), also V n P
To gobble up something such as money means to use or waste a lot of it.
The firm's expenses gobbled up 44% of revenues.
3
see also gobble
[VERB] V n
If you gobble food, you eat it quickly and greedily.
Pete gobbled all the beef stew.
[PHRASAL VERB] V n P, also V P n (not pron)
Gobble down and gobble up mean the same as gobble.
There were dangerous beasts in the river that might gobble you up.gobble down
see gobblegobble up
1 [PHRASAL VERB] V P n (not pron), also V n P
If an organization gobbles up a smaller organization, it takes control of it or destroys it.
Banc One of Ohio has built an empire in the mid-west by gobbling up smaller banks.
2 [PHRASAL VERB] V P n (not pron), also V n P
To gobble up something such as money means to use or waste a lot of it.
The firm's expenses gobbled up 44% of revenues.
3
see also gobble