gobble up
Eat with abandon
To gobble up is to eat quickly and eagerly, often in large amounts: The kids gobbled up the pizza in minutes.
Extended uses describe consuming or acquiring things rapidly and completely: Tech giants gobble up smaller competitors.
A company that gobbles up market share takes it aggressively.
Information can be gobbled up by eager learners.
Acquire all supply
- snap upAcquire quickly and eagerly
- scoop upLift something quickly upward
- grabSeize abruptly
- hoardHidden accumulated valuables
stockpile · corner the market · monopolize · accumulate · amass · collect · acquire · purchase
Eat greedily and fast
- wolf downEat very quickly
- scarf downEat rapidly, voraciously
- gulp downSwallow rapidly, eagerly
- pig outEat to excess
inhale · polish off · put away · chow down · snarf · guzzle · hoover up · tuck into
Greatly reduce supply
- drainChannel for wastewater
- exhaustUse up entirely
- use upConsume until gone
- burn throughConsume rapidly, completely
spend · squander · eat into · absorb · swallow up · run through · dissipate · expend
buy up
Acquire all supply
hoard · stockpile · corner the market · monopolize · accumulate · amass · collect · acquire · purchase · claim
devour
Eat greedily and fast
- wolf downEat very quickly
- scarf downEat rapidly, voraciously
- gulp downSwallow rapidly, eagerly
pig out · inhale · polish off · put away · chow down · snarf · guzzle · hoover up · tuck into · finish off
deplete
Greatly reduce supply
burn through · spend · squander · eat into · absorb · swallow up · run through · dissipate · expend · consume
gobble upleave behind
Depart without taking
reject · ignore · refuse · leave over · spit out
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