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wolf
noun (wolves )
1 a species of carnivorous mammal belonging to the dog family which hunts in packs, and has erect ears, a long muzzle and a long bushy tail.
2 any similar animal.
3 colloq a man with an insatiable appetite for sexual conquests.
4 a greedy or cunning person.
5 music a dissonance heard in a keyboard instrument not tuned by equal temperament.
6 (also wolf note) music an extraneous discordant sound made by the bow on a stringed instrument.
verb (wolfed , wolfing )
1 (usu wolf something down) colloq to gobble it quickly and greedily.
2 intr to hunt for wolves.
[Anglo-Saxon]
wolfish adjective .
wolfishly adverb .
wolflike adjective .
cry wolf to give a false alarm, usually repeatedly.
keep the wolf from the door to ward off hunger or poverty.
throw or fling someone or something to the wolves to abandon them or it to certain destruction.
wolf in sheep's clothing a dangerous person who appears to be harmless.
noun (wolves )
1 a species of carnivorous mammal belonging to the dog family which hunts in packs, and has erect ears, a long muzzle and a long bushy tail.
2 any similar animal.
3 colloq a man with an insatiable appetite for sexual conquests.
4 a greedy or cunning person.
5 music a dissonance heard in a keyboard instrument not tuned by equal temperament.
6 (also wolf note) music an extraneous discordant sound made by the bow on a stringed instrument.
verb (wolfed , wolfing )
1 (usu wolf something down) colloq to gobble it quickly and greedily.
2 intr to hunt for wolves.
[Anglo-Saxon]
wolfish adjective .
wolfishly adverb .
wolflike adjective .
cry wolf to give a false alarm, usually repeatedly.
keep the wolf from the door to ward off hunger or poverty.
throw or fling someone or something to the wolves to abandon them or it to certain destruction.
wolf in sheep's clothing a dangerous person who appears to be harmless.
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