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Chow J0045950 (jō) See Zhou.
chow 1 C0352200 (chou)n. See chow chow. [Variant of chow chow.]
chow 2 C0352200 (chou) Slang n. Food; victuals.intr.v. chowed, chow·ing, chows To eat: chowed down on the meat and potatoes. [Possibly from Cantonese zaap6, food, miscellany; see chop suey.]chow (tʃaʊ) n1. informal food2. (Breeds) short for chow-chow1chow1 (tʃaʊ) Slang. n. 1. food, esp. hearty dishes or a meal. v.i. 2. to eat, esp. heartily (usu. fol. by down). [1855–60, Amer.; short for chow -chow] chow2 (tʃaʊ) n. (often cap.) chow chow. [short form] ThesaurusNoun | 1. | Chow - the imperial dynasty of China from 1122 to 221 BC; notable for the rise of Confucianism and TaoismChou, Chou dynasty, Chow dynasty, Zhou, Zhou dynastydynasty - a sequence of powerful leaders in the same family | | 2. | chow - informal terms for a meal chuck, eats, grubfare - the food and drink that are regularly served or consumed | | 3. | chow - breed of medium-sized dogs with a thick coat and fluffy curled tails and distinctive blue-black tongues; believed to have originated in northern Chinachow chowspitz - any of various stocky heavy-coated breeds of dogs native to northern regions having pointed muzzles and erect ears with a curled furry tail |
chownounSlang. Something fit to be eaten:aliment, bread, comestible, diet, edible, esculent, fare, food, foodstuff, meat, nourishment, nurture, nutriment, nutrition, pabulum, pap, provender, provision (used in plural), sustenance, victual.Slang: eats, grub.verbSlang. To take (food) into the body as nourishment:consume, devour, eat, fare, ingest, partake.Idioms: break bread, have a bite.Translationschow-chowcane cineseforaggiochow
blow chunksslang To vomit, especially violently or in great amount. I felt like I was going to blow chunks from seasickness out on that boat.See also: blow, chunkchow downTo eat, often quickly or enthusiastically. A noun or pronoun can be used between "chow" and "down." The puppy started chowing down the minute I set down his food bowl. Get in here so we can chow down—I'm starving!See also: chow, downblow chowslang To vomit. I felt like I was going to blow chow from seasickness out on that boat.See also: blow, chowchowhoundSomeone who eats a lot and/or very much enjoys eating. Brian's a real chow hound, so I'm sure he'll eat anything you prepare for dinner.ciaoGood-bye (in Italian). Ciao, dear. Hope to see you at the beach later.chow (something) downSl. to eat something, usually quickly or without good manners. We can chow this pizza down in about two minutes! I found a box of cookies and chowed it down before anybody knew what I was doing.See also: chow, downchow downEat, as in He's always ready to chow down at dinner time. Originally military slang, this term is now more widely used. The noun chow in the sense of food, originating from either Chinese or pidgin English in the 18th century, also appears in such terms as chow line, a line of people waiting for food, and chow time, mealtime. [Slang; mid-1900s] See also: chow, downblow ˈchunks (American English, slang) vomit (= bring food from the stomach back out through the mouth): Harry is green — looks like he’s going to blow chunks.See also: blow, chunkchow downv. To eat something greedily or voraciously: We chowed down on the wild berries until the bush was bare. I dropped my sandwich on the ground and the dog chowed it down.See also: chow, downblow chunks and blow chow and blow grits and blow lunch tv. to vomit. She drank too much and left the room to blow chunks. Oh my God! She’s blowing grits on my sofa! See also: blow, chunkblow chow verbSee blow chunksSee also: blow, chowchow1. n. food. What time is chow served around here? 2. tv. & in. to eat (something). (see also chow down.) I’ve been chowing canned tuna and stale bagels to save money. 3. Go to ciao.chow down in. to eat; to take a meal. Over there is where we chow down. See also: chow, downchow hound n. someone who loves to eat; a heavy eater. Okay, listen up all you chow hounds. There’s extra beans tonight! See also: chow, houndchow something down tv. to eat something, probably quickly or without good manners. I found a box of cookies and chowed it down before anybody knew what I was doing. See also: chow, down, somethingciao and chow (tʃɑʊ)Good-bye. (Italian.) Ciao! See you soon. Chow, baby. Call my service. chow verbSee ciaoEncyclopediaSeechow chowChow
ChowAn obsolete Indian unit of weight approximately equivalent to 0.389 grams.CHOW
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Chow Related to Chow: chowhoundSynonyms for Chownoun something fit to be eatenSynonyms- aliment
- bread
- comestible
- diet
- edible
- esculent
- fare
- food
- foodstuff
- meat
- nourishment
- nurture
- nutriment
- nutrition
- pabulum
- pap
- provender
- provision
- sustenance
- victual
- eats
- grub
verb to take (food) into the body as nourishmentSynonyms- consume
- devour
- eat
- fare
- ingest
- partake
Synonyms for Chownoun the imperial dynasty of China from 1122 to 221 BCSynonyms- Chou
- Chou dynasty
- Chow dynasty
- Zhou
- Zhou dynasty
Related Wordsnoun informal terms for a mealSynonymsRelated Wordsnoun breed of medium-sized dogs with a thick coat and fluffy curled tails and distinctive blue-black tonguesSynonymsRelated Words |