Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

scarf up

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.68 in modern English

Syllables: scar-f up
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

Synonym of scarf down.

American usage; Informal

Example Sentences

"Where before flocks of house sparrows were just that, now they are unwelcome visitors, scarfing up the expensive songbird feed intended for cardinals and thrushes and other less-ordinary birds."
"I sipped Chardonnay and Lou had draft beer while we scarfed up yummy, free cheese biscuits."
"A good recapper scarfs up the contents of a screen and spits it back out for public inspection. Look at what you just consumed."

Usage

American usage
Informal

Inflected Forms

scarfs up (present, singular) scarfing up (participle, present) scarfed up (participle, past) scarfed up (past)

Synonyms

scarf down

Questions

What does scarf up mean?: Synonym of scarf down.

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