wolfnoun
uk/wʊlf/us/wʊlf/plural wolveswolf noun (ANIMAL)
B2 [ C ] a wild animal of the dog family:
Wolves hunt in groups known as packs.
We could hear wolves howling in the distance.
More examples
- In the silence of the night, a lone wolf howled.
- She heard the wind whistling through the trees and the howl of a distant wolf.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Canines (dogs)
- Afghan hound
- Alsatian
- basset hound
- beagle
- bird dog
- dog
- doggy
- fox terrier
- foxhound
- German shepherd
- mastiff
- mongrel
- mutt
- Pekinese
- pit bull terrier
- spaniel
- St Bernard
- terrier
- tracker dog
- vixen
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wolf noun (MAN)
[ C usually singular ] old-fashioned disapproving a man who often tries to have sex with the women he meets:
He had the reputation of being a bit of a wolf.
Idiom(s)
keep the wolf from the door
a wolf in sheep's clothing
wolfverb [ T ]
uk/wʊlf/us/wʊlf/informalto eat a large amount of food very quickly:
The boys wolfed the sandwiches (down) and then started on the cake.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Eating
- al desko
- ate
- binge
- binge eating
- bite
- consume
- feast
- feast on sth
- feeder
- feeding
- finish
- gorge
- pig out
- put sth away
- scarf
- scoff
- shovel sth into your mouth idiom
- stoke
- swallow
- tuck
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