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wolf up

C1 informal separable transitive
In simple words

To eat something really fast (not commonly used — 'wolf down' is what most people say).

Literal meaning: To eat like a wolf, 'up' suggesting complete consumption.

Meanings

1 C1 idiomatic informal

To eat something very quickly and greedily (non-standard; 'wolf down' is strongly preferred).

"The children wolfed up the cake before the adults had even sat down."

Grammar: separable
Usage notes

Extremely rare and not part of standard dictionaries. Learners should use 'wolf down' instead. Occasionally heard in very informal speech in some regions. May cause confusion with native speakers.

Commonly used with

food meal snack

Forms

Base
wolf up
I/you/we/they
3rd person
wolfs up
he/she/it
Past simple
wolfed up
yesterday
Past participle
wolfed up
have + pp
-ing form
wolfing up
continuous

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