wolf

wolf

 (wo͝olf)

n. pl. wolves (wo͝olvz)

1.

a. Any of several carnivorous mammals of the genus Canis, especially the gray wolf of northern regions, that typically live and hunt in packs.

b. The fur of such an animal.

c. Any of various similar or related mammals, such as the hyena.

2. The destructive larva of any of various moths, beetles, or flies.

3. One that is regarded as predatory, rapacious, and fierce.

4. Slang A man who habitually makes aggressive sexual advances to women.

5. Music

a. A harshness in some tones of a bowed stringed instrument produced by defective vibration.

b. Dissonance in perfect fifths on a keyboard instrument tuned to a system of unequal temperament.

tr.v. wolfed, wolf·ing, wolfs

To eat greedily or voraciously: "The town's big shots were ... wolfing down the buffet" (Ralph Ellison).

Idioms:

wolf at the door

Creditors or a creditor.

wolf in sheep's clothing

One who feigns congeniality while actually holding malevolent intentions.

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[Middle English, from Old English wulf; see wl̥k^wo- in Indo-European roots.]

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wolf

(wʊlf)

n, pl wolves (wʊlvz)

1. (Animals) a predatory canine mammal, Canis lupus, which hunts in packs and was formerly widespread in North America and Eurasia but is now less common. See also timber wolf

2. (Animals) any of several similar and related canines, such as the red wolf and the coyote (prairie wolf)

3. (Textiles) the fur of any such animal

4. (Animals) Tasmanian wolf another name for the thylacine

5. a voracious, grabbing, or fiercely cruel person or thing

6. informal a man who habitually tries to seduce women

7. (Zoology) informal the destructive larva of any of various moths and beetles

8. (Music, other) music

a. an unpleasant sound produced in some notes played on the violin, cello, etc, owing to resonant vibrations of the belly

b. an out-of-tune effect produced on keyboard instruments accommodated esp to the system of mean-tone temperament. See temperament⁴

9. cry wolf to give a false alarm

10. keep the wolf from the door to ward off starvation or privation

11. lone wolf a person or animal who prefers to be alone

12. throw to the wolves to abandon or deliver to destruction

13. wolf in sheep's clothing a malicious person in a harmless or benevolent disguise

vb

14. (Physiology) (often foll by: down) to gulp (down)

15. (Hunting) (intr) to hunt wolves

[Old English wulf; related to Old High German wolf, Old Norse ulfr, Gothic wulfs, Latin lupus and vulpēs fox]

ˈwolfish adj

ˈwolfˌlike adj

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Wolf

(German vɔlf)

n

1. (Biography) Friedrich August (ˈfriːdrɪç ˈauɡʊst). 1759–1824, German classical scholar, who suggested that the Homeric poems, esp the Iliad, are products of an oral tradition

2. (Biography) Hugo (ˈhuːɡo). 1860–1903, Austrian composer, esp of songs, including the Italienisches Liederbuch and the Spanisches Liederbuch

3. (Biography) Howlin'. See Howlin' Wolf

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wolf

(wʊlf)

n., pl. wolves (wo͝olvz),
v. n.

1. any of several carnivorous mammals of the genus Canus, esp. the gray wolf, Canis lupus, formerly common throughout the Northern Hemisphere.

2. any of several other large canids, as the maned wolf.

3. the fur of such an animal.

4. any of various unrelated wolflike animals, as the thylacine.

5. a cruelly rapacious person.

6. a man who makes amorous advances to many women.

7. a pitch of unstable quality or loudness sometimes occurring in a bowed musical instrument.

v.t.

8. to devour voraciously (often fol. by down): to wolf one's food.

v.i.

9. to hunt for wolves.

Idioms:

1. cry wolf, to give a false alarm.

2. keep the wolf from the door, to avert poverty or starvation.

3. wolf in sheep's clothing, a person who conceals evil beneath an innocent exterior.

[before 900; Middle English; Old English wulf, c. Old Saxon wulf, Old High German wolf, Old Norse ulfr, Gothic wulfs, Polish wilk, Skt vṛka; akin to Latin lupus, Greek lýkos]

wolf′like`, adj.

Wolf

(vɔlf)

n.

1. Friedrich August, 1759–1824, German classical scholar.

2. Hugo, 1860–1903, Austrian composer.

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wolf

Past participle: wolfed
Gerund: wolfing

Imperative

wolf

wolf

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	wolf - any of various predatory carnivorous canine mammals of North America and Eurasia that usually hunt in packs wolf cub, wolf pup - a young wolf canid, canine - any of various fissiped mammals with nonretractile claws and typically long muzzles Canis, genus Canis - type genus of the Canidae: domestic and wild dogs; wolves; jackals Canis lupus, gray wolf, grey wolf, timber wolf - a wolf with a brindled grey coat living in forested northern regions of North America Arctic wolf, Canis lupus tundrarum, white wolf - wolf of Arctic North America having white fur and a black-tipped tail Canis niger, Canis rufus, maned wolf, red wolf - reddish-grey wolf of southwestern North America brush wolf, Canis latrans, coyote, prairie wolf - small wolf native to western North America
	2.	Wolf - Austrian composer (1860-1903)   Hugo Wolf
	3.	Wolf - German classical scholar who claimed that the Iliad and Odyssey were composed by several authors (1759-1824) Friedrich August Wolf
	4.	wolf - a man who is aggressive in making amorous advances to women masher, skirt chaser, woman chaser philanderer, womaniser, womanizer - a man who likes many women and has short sexual relationships with them
	5.	wolf - a cruelly rapacious person     brute, savage, wildcat, beast aggressor, assailant, assaulter, attacker - someone who attacks
Verb	1.	wolf - eat hastily; "The teenager wolfed down the pizza" wolf down eat - take in solid food; "She was eating a banana"; "What did you eat for dinner last night?"

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wolf

verb

1. (often with down) devour, stuff, bolt, cram, hoover (informal), scoff (slang), gulp, gobble, pack away (informal), gorge on, gollop I was in the changing-room wolfing down tea and sandwiches.
devour bite, peck, nip, nibble, pick at

noun

1. (Informal) womanizer, seducer, Don Juan, Casanova, philanderer, Lothario, lecher, lady-killer, lech or letch (informal) My grandfather is still an old wolf.

Related words
adjective lupine
female bitch
young cub, whelp
collective nouns pack, rout, herd

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wolf

noun

Slang. A man who philanders:

Casanova, Don Juan, lady's man, philanderer, womanizer.

Slang: lady-killer.

Idioms: man on the make, skirt chaser.

verb

To swallow (food or drink) greedily or rapidly in large amounts:

bolt, down, englut, engorge, gobble, gulp, guzzle, ingurgitate, swill.

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Translations

ذِئْبيَلْتَهِم، يأكُل بِنَهَم

vlk

ulvsluge

WolfWölfinhinunterschlingenschlingen

λύκοςλύκαινα

lupo

loboengullirlobadevorarzampar

huntsusi

susiahmiahotkiahukka

louplouvebâfrerdévorerengloutir

vuk

farkas

serigala

úlfurháma í sig

lupolupo solitariotenere lontana la miseriaun lupo in veste d'agnellobranco di lupi

オオカミ

늑대

devorare

vilkasvilkėatsiginti nuo alkioatsiginti nuo skurdosušvilpimas

vilksaprītrīt

wolf

ulv

wilkbasiorwaderawilczyca

lobodevorarloba

luplupoaică

волк

vlk

volk

vargulv

สุนัขป่า

kurtaç kurt gibi yemek

chó sóisói

狼狼吞虎咽

wolf

[wʊlf]

A. N (wolves (pl)) [wʊlvz]

1. (= animal) → lobo m
lone wolf (fig) → lobo m solitario
to cry wolf → dar una falsa alarma
to keep the wolf from the door → defenderse de or contra la miseria
a wolf in sheep's clothing → un lobo disfrazado de cordero
to throw sb to the wolves → arrojar a algn a los lobos

2. (= womanizer) → tenorio m

B. VT (also wolf down) → zamparse, engullir

C. CPD wolf whistle N → silbido m de admiración

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wolf

[ˈwʊlf]

n [wolves] [ˈwʊlvz] (pl) → loup m
to cry wolf → crier au loup

vt (also wolf down) → engloutir

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wolf

n pl <wolves>

→ Wolf m

(fig inf: = womanizer) → Don Juan m

(phrases) a wolf in sheep’s clothing → ein Wolf im Schafspelz; to cry wolf → blinden Alarm schlagen; to keep the wolf from the door → sich über Wasser halten; to throw somebody to the wolves → jdn den Wölfen zum Fraß vorwerfen ? lone

vt (inf: also wolf down) food → hinunterschlingen

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wolf

:

wolf cub

n (lit) → Wolfsjunge(s) nt; (Brit: = boy scout) → Wölfling m

wolfhound

n → Wolfshund m

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wolf

[wʊlf]

1. n (wolves (pl)) [wʊlvz]

a. → lupo (fig) a wolf in sheep's clothing → un lupo in veste di agnello
to keep the wolf from the door → sbarcare il lunario
to cry wolf → gridare al lupo

b. (fig) (fam) (womanizer) → mandrillo, drago

2. vt (also wolf down) → divorare

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

wolf

(wulf) – plural wolves (wulvz) – noun

a type of wild animal of the dog family, usually found hunting in packs. wolf ذِئْب вълк lobo vlk der Wolf ulv λύκοςlobo hunt گرگ susi loup, louveזאב भे‍ड़िया vuk farkas serigala úlfur lupo おおかみ 늑대 vilkas vilks serigala wolfulvwilk لېوه، شرمښ: سر اښ، وږ سترګى، داړونكى، چالاك، ناترس، بې رحمه، سخت زړى lobo lup волк vlk volk vuk varg สุนัขป่า kurt 狼 вовк بھیڑیا chó sói 狼

verb

to eat greedily. He wolfed (down) his breakfast and hurried out. afwurg, vinnig eet يَلْتَهِم، يأكُل بِنَهَم поглъщам лакомо devorar (z)hltat schlingen sluge καταβροχθίζω λαίμαργα zampar ahmima حریصانه خوردن ahmia engloutir לִזלוֹל भकोसना pohlepno jesti befal (ételt melahap háma í sig divorare がつがつ食べる 게걸스럽게 먹다 ryti []rīt makan dgn lahap opschrokkensluke, gafle i seg pochłonąć, pożerać سراښنده خوړل، نغرل devorar a înfuleca заглатывать с жадностью hltať, zhltnúť jesti kot volk proždrljivo jesti sluka, glufsa i sig สวาปาม aç kurt gibi yemek 狼吞虎嚥 жадібно проковтнути ندیدوں کی طرح کھانا ăn ngấu nghiến 狼吞虎咽

ˈwolf-cub noun

1. a young wolf. welpie جُرْموز: جَرْو الذِّئْب، ذُؤَيْب вълче filhote de lobo vlče junger Wolf ulveunge λυκάκιlobato, lobezno hundikutsikas گرگ چوان sudenpentu louveteau גוּר זְאֵבִים भे‍ड़िया का बच्चा mladunče vuka farkaskölyök anak serigala ylfingur lupacchiotto おおかみの子 늑대 새끼 vilkiukas vilcēns anak serigala wolfsjong ulvunge wilczę یو دول لیه ده filhote de lobo pui de lup волчонок vĺča volčič mladunče vuka vargunge ลูกสุนัขป่า kurt yavrusu 幼狼 вовченя بھیڑیے کا بچہ con sói con 狼崽

2. an old name for a Cub Scout. Wolf Cub شِبل كَشّاف скаут lobinho vlče der Wölfling ulveunge λυκόπουλο, νεαρός πρόσκοπος lobato hundu, noorskaut سگ گرگی sudenpentu louveteau צוֹפֶה צָעִיר stari naziv za mladog skauta farkaskölyök Kurcaci ylfingur lupetto ボーイスカウトの年少団員 Cub Scout의 원래 이름 vilkiukas vilcēns Kelab Pengakap welpulvunge zuch لیوه lobinho scout, cer­ce­taş бойскаут vĺča volčič izviđač vargunge ลูกเสือสำรอง yavru kurt 小童軍 бойскаут-вовченя مویشی کے باڑے کا پرانا نام tên cổ của Hướng đạo sinh 小童子军

ˈwolf-whistle noun

a whistle impolitely made by a man to express his admiration of a woman's appearance. wolfsfluit صَفْرَة غَيْر مُهَذَّبَه يُطْلِقُها الرَّجُل للتَّعبير عن إعجابِه بِامْرأه подcвирване, изразяващо възхищение от външността на жена assobio obdivné hvízdnutí bewundernder Pfiff pift σφύριγμα θαυμασμού silbido de admiración vile (tähelepanu tõmbamiseks) سوت گرگی که جوانان برای ابراز احساسات نسبت به دختر ها می زنند vihellys sifflement admiratif שׁרִיקָה לְאִישָה किसी महिला की सराहना के लिए भद्दे ढंग से सीटी बजाना neuljudan zvižduk muškarca za ženom füttyentés (csinos nő láttán) siulan nakal það þegar blístrað er eftir konu (fischio d'ammirazione) ひやかしの口笛 (매력적인 여성을 보고 내는) 우하고 지르는 소리 (su)švilpimas svilpiens (ieraugot glītu sievieti) siulan gatal lokfluitjeplystringgwizd د ليوه اواز assobio fluierat admirativ свист при виде красивой девушки obdivné hvizdnutie žvižg občudovanja zvižduk vissla efter การผิวปากเกี้ยวสาว çapkın/beğeni ıslığı (男人對女人)輕佻的口哨聲 нетактовне присвистування на адресу гарної дівчини عورت کو دیکھ کر پسندیدگی میں بجاءی جانے والی سیٹی tiếng huýt sáo （男人对女人）轻佻的口哨声

keep the wolf from the door

to keep away hunger or want. hou die wolwe van die deur يَبْعِد الفَقْر والجوع عنه избягвам subsistir zahánět nouzi sich über Wasser halten holde sulten fra døren εξασφαλίζω τα προς το ζην no pasar hambre nälga majast eemal hoidma خود را برای روز مبادا آماده کردن pitää perhe leivässä mettre à l'abri du besoin לְהִימָלֵט מִרָעָב भूख या कमी दूर रखना odolijevati gladi távol tartja a nyomort mengusir kelaparan forðast hungur og skort (tenere lontana la miseria) 飢をまぬがれる 간신히 먹고 살다 atsiginti nuo skurdo/alkio cīnīties ar trūkumu mencari makan brood op de plank hebben holde sulten fra døra odpędzać widmo głodu ځان اماده كول د سبا ورځي لپاره subsistir a avea din ce trăi; a trăi de pe azi pe mâine кое-как перебиваться odháňať biedu odo dverí s težavo se preživljati držati glad na razdaljini hålla nöden från dörren หลีกเลี่ยงความหิวโหยหรือความต้องการ kıt kanaat geçinmek 勉強糊口 боротися зі злиднями فاقے سے بچنا đủ ăn 勉强度日

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wolf

→ ذِئْب vlk ulv Wolf λύκος lobo susi loup vuk lupo オオカミ 늑대 wolf ulv wilk lobo волк varg สุนัขป่า kurt chó sói 狼

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