chowed

Ate with gusto

Chowed is the past tense of chow, meaning to eat.

The verb typically appears with down: We chowed down on pizza after the game.

Chow as a noun means food, especially in military or informal contexts: The chow in the mess hall was decent.

ate

munched

Ate with audible chewing

devoured · chomped · gnawed · nibbled · gulped · snarfed · inhaled · noshed · feasted · dined

ravenous

wolfed

Ate very fast

gorged · binged · pigged out · stuffed · glutted · engulfed · voracious · famished · starving · hungry

hearty

feasted

Ate sumptuously

relished · enjoyed · tucked in · dug in · bountiful · sumptuous · lavish · satisfying · filling · nourishing

satiated

satisfied

Having enough, wanting nothing

replete · fulfilled · fed · nourished · fortified · sustained · fueled · energized · replenished · sated

Opposites
manner of eating

chowednibbled

Ate in small bites

picked at · pecked at · sampled · tasted · sipped

eating vs. not eating

chowedfasted

Refrained from eating

starved · abstained · went hungry · skipped meals · skipped

Phrases
Family

chow, chowder, chowders, chows, chowing, chowderhead

Familiarity
Top 100,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G