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wolf  (wlf)

n. pl. wolves (wlvz)

1.

a. Either of two carnivorous mammals of the family Canidae, especially the gray wolf of northern regions, that typically live and hunt in hierarchical packs and prey on livestock and game animals.

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 given to paying unwanted sexual attention 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 wk^wo- in Indo-European roots.]

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wolf

Noun

pl wolves

1. a predatory doglike wild animal which hunts in packs

2. Old-fashioned informal a man who habitually tries to seduce women

3. cry wolf to give false alarms repeatedly: if you cry wolf too often, people will take no notice

Verb

wolf down to eat quickly or greedily: they will wolf down kidneys but refuse tongue [Old English wulf]

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, scoff (slang) gulp, gobble, pack away (informal) gorge on, gollop << OPPOSITE nibble

noun 2. (Informal) womanizer, seducer, Don Juan, Casanova, philanderer, Lothario, lecher, lady-killer, lech or letch (informal) >> adjective lupine >> female bitch >> young cub, whelp >> collective nouns pack, rout, herd

Translations

wolf [pl wolves] [wulf, wulvz] n → lobo

wolf [wolves , pl ] [wulf, wulvz] n → loup m

wolf [wulf] [wolves , pl ] n → Wolf m

wolf [pl wolves] [wulf, wulvz] n → lupo

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wolf

n wolf [wulf]

a type of wild animal of the dog family, usually found hunting in packs. wolfذِئْبвълкvlkulvder Wolfλύκοςlobohuntگرگsusiloup, louveזְאֵבभे‍ड़ियाvukfarkasserigalaúlfurlupoおおかみ늑대, 이리vilkasvilksserigalawolfulvwilklobolupволкvlkvolkvukvargสุนัขป่าkurt狼вовкبھیڑیاchó sói狼

v

to eat greedily He wolfed (down) his breakfast and hurried out.afwurg, vinnig eetيَلْتَهِم، يأكُل بِنَهَمпоглъщам лакомо(z)hltatsluge(hinunter)schlingenκαταβροχθίζω λαίμαργαzamparahmimaحریصانه خوردنhotkiaengloutirלִזלוֹלभकोसनाpohlepno jestibefal (ételtmelahapháma í sigdivorareがつがつ食べる게걸스럽게 먹다ryti[]rītmakan dgn lahapopschrokkensluke, gafle i segpochłonąć, pożeraćdevorara înfulecaзаглатывать с жадностьюhltať, zhltnúťjesti kot volkproždrljivo jestisluka, glufsa i sigสวาปามaç kurt gibi yemek狼吞虎咽жадібно проковтнутиندیدوں کی طرح کھاناăn ngấu nghiến狼吞虎咽

n ˈwolf-cub

1 a young wolf. welpieجُرْموز: جَرْو الذِّئْب، ذُؤَيْبвълчеvlčeulveungejunger Wolfλυκάκιlobato, lobeznohundikutsikasگرگ چوانsudenpentulouveteauגוּר זְאֵבִיםभे‍ड़िया का बच्चाmladunče vukafarkaskölyökanak serigalaylfingurlupacchiottoおおかみの子새끼 이리vilkiukasvilcēnsanak serigalawolfsjongulvungewilczęfilhote de lobopui de lupволчонокvĺčavolčičmladunče vukavargungeลูกสุนัขป่าkurt yavrusu狼崽вовченяبھیڑیے کا بچہcon sói con狼崽

2 an old name for a Cub Scout. Wolf Cubشِبل كَشّافскаутvlčeulveungeder Wölflingλυκόπουλο, νεαρός πρόσκοποςlobatohundu, noorskautسگ گرگیsudenpentulouveteauצוֹפֶה צָעִירstari naziv za mladog skautafarkaskölyökKurcaciylfingurlupettoボーイスカウトの年少団員(보이 스카우트의 유년단원)의 원래 이름vilkiukasvilcēnsKelab Pengakapwelpulvungezuchlobinhoscout, cer­ce­taşбойскаутvĺčavolčičizviđačvargungeลูกเสือสำรองyavru kurt小童子軍бойскаут-вовченяمویشی کے باڑے کا پرانا نامtên cổ của Hướng đạo sinh小童子军

n ˈwolf-whistle

a whistle impolitely made by a man to express his admiration of a woman's appearance. wolfsfluitصَفْرَة غَيْر مُهَذَّبَه يُطْلِقُها الرَّجُل للتَّعبير عن إعجابِه بِامْرأهподcвирване, изразяващо възхищение от външността на женаobdivné hvízdnutípiftbewundernder Pfiffσφύριγμα θαυμασμούsilbido de admiraciónvile (tähelepanu tõmbamiseks)سوت گرگی که جوانان برای ابراز احساسات نسبت به دختر ها می زنندvihellyssifflement admiratifשׁרִיקָה לְאִישָהकिसी महिला की सराहना के लिए भद्दे ढंग से सीटी बजानाneuljudan zvižduk muškarca za ženomfüttyentés (csinos nő láttán)siulan nakalþað þegar blístrað er eftir konu(fischio d'ammirazione)ひやかしの口笛(젊은 여성이 지나갈 때 남성이 부는) 휘파람(su)švilpimassvilpiens (ieraugot glītu sievieti)siulan gatallokfluitjeplystring (beundrende)gwizd (za kobietą)assobiofluierat admirativсвист при виде красивой девушкиobdivné hvizdnutiežvižg občudovanjazviždukvissla efterการผิวปากเกี้ยวสาวçapkın/beğeni ıslığı流氓口哨нетактовне присвистування на адресу гарної дівчиниعورت کو دیکھ کر پسندیدگی میں بجاءی جانے والی سیٹیtiếng huýt sáo流氓口哨

keep the wolf from the door

to keep away hunger or want. hou die wolwe van die deurيَبْعِد الفَقْر والجوع عنهизбягвамzahánět nouziholde sulten fra dørensich über Wasser haltenεξασφαλίζω τα προς το ζηνno pasar hambrenälga majast eemal hoidmaخود را برای روز مبادا آماده کردنpitää puute loitollamettre à l'abri du besoinלְהִימָלֵט מִרָעָבभूख या कमी दूर रखनाodolijevati gladitávol tartja a nyomortmengusir kelaparanforðast hungur og skort(tenere lontana la miseria)飢をまぬがれる겨우 굶주림을 면하다atsiginti nuo skurdo/alkiocīnīties ar trūkumumencari makanbrood op de plank hebbenholde sulten fra døraodpędzać widmo głodusubsistira avea din ce trăi; a trăi de pe azi pe mâineкое-как перебиватьсяodháňať biedu odo dverís težavo se preživljatidržati glad na razdaljinihålla nöden från dörrenหลีกเลี่ยงความหิวโหยหรือความต้องการkıt kanaat geçinmek勉強度日боротися зі злиднямиفاقے سے بچناđủ ăn勉强度日