scoff up
B2 informal separable transitive
In simple words
To eat all of something fast, leaving nothing behind.
Meanings
1 B2
idiomatic
informal
To eat all of something quickly and greedily.
"The children scoffed up every last biscuit on the plate before the guests arrived."
Grammar: separable
Usage notes
Less common than 'scoff down'. More British English. Implies eating everything up as well as eating quickly. Can suggest mild disapproval of greedy eating.
Commonly used with
leftovers food cake snacks everything meal
Forms
Base
scoff up
I/you/we/they
3rd person
scoffs up
he/she/it
Past simple
scoffed up
yesterday
Past participle
scoffed up
have + pp
-ing form
scoffing up
continuous
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