Devour and Put down

Devour

Devour verb - To destroy all trace of.

Put down and devour are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Put down" instead a verb "Devour".

Nearby Words: devouring, devourment

Put down

Put down verb - To take in as food.
Usage example: the husky youngster seemed to put down her own weight in food at one sitting

Devour and put down are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Devour" instead a verb "Put down".
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