Definitions

chow down!

INTERJECTION

bon appétit!

Synonyms

WEAK

eat hearty! eat up! enjoy your meal good appetite

chow down

VERB

consume

Synonyms

STRONGEST

absorb devour eat up feed guzzle ingest inhale swallow

STRONG

Hoover bolt down gobble gorge gulp ingurgitate mow nibble partake punish scarf snack swill take wolf

WEAK

meal polish off put away put down stuff one's face toss down

Antonyms

STRONG

abstain nibble

WEAK

accumulate build collect construct fast gather neglect not use starve store

VERB

devour

Synonyms

STRONGEST

absorb destroy eat exhaust feed on go through gobble ingest inhale ravage use up wipe out

STRONG

Hoover annihilate appreciate bolt cram dispatch enjoy gorge gulp guzzle imbibe relish spend stuff take waste wolf

WEAK

be engrossed by be preoccupied bolt down delight in do compulsively do voraciously drink in feast on gloat over partake of pig out polish off rejoice in revel in scarf down take in wolf down

Antonyms

STRONGEST

build

STRONG

abstain dislike hate hold keep nibble open preserve receive save

WEAK

pick

VERB

eat

Synonyms

STRONGEST

attack bite chew devour dine feed ingest inhale nibble pick swallow

STRONG

absorb banquet bolt breakfast cram digest dispatch gorge gormandize graze lunch masticate munch nosh ruminate scarf scoff snack sup wolf

WEAK

break bread dispose of fall to feast upon gobble up have a bite have a meal have for make pig of oneself partake of peck at pig out polish off pork out put away take food take in take nourishment

Antonyms

STRONGEST

abstain

Example Sentences

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Perhaps the most popular place to chow down is Tracy’s Crab Shack in Juneau.

From Salon • Jul. 20, 2025

You could chow down at a taco truck or learn to draw Japanese calligraphy.

From Slate • Oct. 21, 2024

Because fish don’t hear very well, they’re free to chatter as they chow down.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 29, 2024

Condors can get lead poisoning if they chow down on animals shot by hunters using lead bullets.

From Science Magazine • May 2, 2023

Time to chow down and see what the good commander brought along for music.

From "The Martian" by Andy Weir

chow down!

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