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Verb
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devour (devour%2:35:00::)
(destroy completely)
"Fire had devoured our home"
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devour (devour%2:37:00::)
(enjoy avidly)
"She devoured his novels"
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devour (devour%2:34:01::)
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demolish (demolish%2:34:00::)
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down (down%2:34:01::)
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consume (consume%2:34:03::)
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go through (go_through%2:34:00::)
(eat up completely, as with great appetite)
"Some people can down a pound of meat in the course of one meal"; "The teenagers demolished four pizzas among them"
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devour (devour%2:34:00::)
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guttle (guttle%2:34:00::)
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raven (raven%2:34:00::)
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pig (pig%2:34:00::)
(eat greedily)
"he devoured three sandwiches"