chow

Slang for meals

Chow is informal for food or a meal: Let's grab some chow, The chow in the mess hall was terrible.

To chow down is to eat, often heartily or quickly.

Separately, a chow or chow chow is a stocky dog breed with a thick coat and blue-black tongue, originally from China.

slang

grub

Food or larva

eatsConsumes as food
noshCasual small meal
vittlesFood, old-fashioned term

fare · munchies · provisions · edibles · goodies · treats · fixings · snacks · spread · bite

dogfood

kibble

Ground pet food pellets

pelletsSmall compressed spheres
wet foodMoisture-rich pet meal
canned foodPreserved edibles in tins

dog biscuits · treats · mealtime · feeding · bowl · nutrition · brand · premium · grain-free · puppy food

eating

devour

Eat greedily and fast

gobbleEat fast and greedily
wolfWild pack canine
scarfNeck-warming fabric strip

dig in · feast · stuff · gorge · inhale · consume · snack · nosh · graze · pig out

military

mess hall

Military dining facility

MRECombat ration abbreviation
rationsControlled food portions
messDisorderly, troublesome condition

canteen · galley · field kitchen · grub · reveille · mess kit

breed

fluffy

Soft and light-textured

lion-likeResembling a big cat
blue tongueLizard with bright oral display
spitzWedge-headed northern breed

purebred · pedigree · loyal · aloof · guard dog · Chinese · thick coat · ruff · dignified · protective

Categories

food slanggrub, eats, nosh, munchies, vittles
Navy Slangaye aye, scuttlebutt, shipmate, swabbie, old salt
dogsdog, beagle, bulldog, boxer, collie
eating and drinkingeat, drink, chew, bite, swallow
Old Westcowboy, cowboys, cowgirl, sheriff, sheriffs
Chinese loanwordsdim sum, kung fu, feng shui, tai chi, yin yang

Opposites

nourishment vs. harm

Harmful ingested substance

toxin · venom · bane · hemlock · contaminant

register/formality of food terms

Characteristic cooking style

fine dining · haute cuisine · repast · delicacies · cordon bleu

consumption vs. abstinence

Deliberate food avoidance

starvation · famine · hunger · abstinence · deprivation

Phrases

chow meinStir-fried noodle dish
chow downEat with gusto
clam chowderCreamy mollusk soup
chowed downAte eagerly and quickly
chowing downEating with gusto
corn chowderCreamy maize-based soup

Family

chowder, chows, chowed, chowing, chowhound, chow down, chowtime, chow mein

Familiarity: Top 50,000
Profile: Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G