devour
1 verb swallow up TRANSITIVEslog verb alp verb sclamh verb she was devoured by a crocodile d'alp crogall íthe jungle devours everything slogann an dufair gach rud 2 verb eat greedily TRANSITIVEalp verb sclamh verb plac verb he devoured his breakfast d'alp sé siar a bhricfeasta, chaith sé siar a bhricfeastaShow full entry
3 verb book, landscape, music, etc TRANSITIVEshe devoured the new book léigh sí an leabhar nua go cíocrachthey devoured the album bhí siad dúghafa leis an albam, bhí siad craiceáilte i ndiaidh an albaimto devour sb/sth with your eyes lán na súl a bhaint as duine/rud 4 verb literary emotion etc TRANSITIVEshe was devoured by a desire to see him bhí sí ag dul as a craiceann ag iarraidh é a fheiceáil, bhí sí fiáin chun é a fheiceáil, bhí sí ar aon bharr amháin tnútha chun é a fheiceáil