| Wolf (vôlf), Hugo 1860-1903. Austrian composer known for his musical settings of the poetry of Goethe and Italian and Spanish writers and for the opera Der Corregidor (1895). |
wolf (w lf)n. pl. wolves (w lvz) 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 Idioms: To eat greedily or voraciously: "The town's big shots were ... wolfing down the buffet" (Ralph Ellison). wolf at the door Creditors or a creditor. wolf in sheep's clothing One who feigns congeniality while actually holding malevolent intentions. [Middle English, from Old English wulf; see w  kwo- in Indo-European roots.] |
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]
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. | wolf - any of various predatory carnivorous canine mammals of North America and Eurasia that usually hunt in packs 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 |
| 2. |  Wolf - Austrian composer (1860-1903) | |
| 3. | Wolf - German classical scholar who claimed that the Iliad and Odyssey were composed by several authors (1759-1824) | |
| 4. |  wolf - a man who is aggressive in making amorous advances to womenphilanderer, womaniser, womanizer - a man who likes many women and has short sexual relationships with them | |
| 5. | wolf - a cruelly rapacious person | |
| Verb | 1. | wolf - eat hastily; "The teenager wolfed down the pizza" eat - take in solid food; "She was eating a banana"; "What did you eat for dinner last night?" |
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
n wolf [wulf]
a type of wild animal of the dog family, usually found hunting in packs. wolf ذِئْب вълк vlk ulv der Wolf λύκος lobo hunt گرگ susi loup, louve זְאֵב भेड़िया vuk farkas serigala úlfur lupo おおかみ 늑대, 이리 vilkas vilks serigala wolf ulv wilk lobo lup волк vlk volk vuk varg สุนัขป่า kurt 狼 вовк بھیڑیا chó sói 狼
v
to eat greedily He wolfed (down) his breakfast and hurried out. afwurg, vinnig eet يَلْتَهِم، يأكُل بِنَهَم поглъщам лакомо (z)hltat sluge (hinunter)schlingen καταβροχθίζω λαίμαργα zampar ahmima حریصانه خوردن hotkia 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 opschrokken sluke, gafle i seg pochłonąć, pożerać devorar a înfuleca заглатывать с жадностью hltať, zhltnúť jesti kot volk proždrljivo jesti sluka, glufsa i sig สวาปาม aç kurt gibi yemek 狼吞虎咽 жадібно проковтнути ندیدوں کی طرح کھانا ăn ngấu nghiến 狼吞虎咽
n wolf-cub
1 a young wolf. welpie جُرْموز: جَرْو الذِّئْب، ذُؤَيْب вълче vlče ulveunge junger Wolf λυκάκι lobato, lobezno hundikutsikas گرگ چوان sudenpentu louveteau גוּר זְאֵבִים भेड़िया का बच्चा mladunče vuka farkaskölyök anak serigala ylfingur lupacchiotto おおかみの子 새끼 이리 vilkiukas vilcēns anak serigala wolfsjong ulvunge wilczę filhote de lobo pui de lup волчонок vĺča volčič mladunče vuka vargunge ลูกสุนัขป่า kurt yavrusu 狼崽 вовченя بھیڑیے کا بچہ con sói con 狼崽
2 an old name for a Cub Scout. Wolf Cub شِبل كَشّاف скаут vlče ulveunge der Wölfling 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 (보이 스카우트의 유년단원)의 원래 이름 vilkiukas vilcēns Kelab Pengakap welp ulvunge zuch lobinho scout, cercetaş бойскаут vĺča volčič izviđač vargunge ลูกเสือสำรอง yavru kurt 小童子軍 бойскаут-вовченя مویشی کے باڑے کا پرانا نام tên cổ của Hướng đạo sinh 小童子军
n wolf-whistle
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 obdivné hvízdnutí pift bewundernder Pfiff 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 (젊은 여성이 지나갈 때 남성이 부는) 휘파람 (su)švilpimas svilpiens (ieraugot glītu sievieti) siulan gatal lokfluitje plystring (beundrende) gwizd (za kobietą) assobio fluierat admirativ свист при виде красивой девушки obdivné hvizdnutie žvižg občudovanja zvižduk vissla efter การผิวปากเกี้ยวสาว çapkın/beğeni ıslığı 流氓口哨 нетактовне присвистування на адресу гарної дівчини عورت کو دیکھ کر پسندیدگی میں بجاءی جانے والی سیٹی tiếng huýt sáo 流氓口哨
keep the wolf from the door
to keep away hunger or want. hou die wolwe van die deur يَبْعِد الفَقْر والجوع عنه избягвам zahánět nouzi holde sulten fra døren über Wasser halten sich εξασφαλίζω τα προς το ζην no pasar hambre nälga majast eemal hoidma خود را برای روز مبادا آماده کردن pitää puute loitolla 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 겨우 굶주림을 면하다 atsiginti nuo skurdo/alkio cīnīties ar trūkumu mencari makan op de brood plank hebben holde sulten fra døra odpędzać widmo głodu 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 勉強度日 боротися зі злиднями فاقے سے بچنا đủ ăn 勉强度日
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