English verb: gobble up | |||
| 1. | gobble up (consumption) eat a large amount of food quickly | ||
| Samples | The children gobbled down most of the birthday cake. | ||
| Examples | They gobble up more bread | ||
| Synonyms | bolt down, garbage down, shovel in | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | eat | ||