to devour
1. To eat something quickly and greedily, often in large quantities
The hungry child devoured the entire pizza.
A criança faminta devorou toda a pizza.
2. To consume or use something rapidly
The fire devoured the wooden house.
O fogo devorou a casa de madeira.
3. To read or watch something eagerly and completely
She devoured the novel in two days.
Ela devorou o romance em dois dias.
4. To look at someone with intense desire or passion
He devoured her with his eyes.
Ele a devorava com os olhos.
NYC Slang
to demolish (food); to wolf down
Related Idioms & Phrases
devorar com os olhos (to devour with one's eyes - to look intensely at someone)
devorar a distância (to cover distance rapidly)
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