1. (

• devour

) destroy completely; "Fire had devoured our home" ;

2. (

• devour

) enjoy avidly; "She devoured his novels" ;

3. (

• devour ,
• demolish ,
• down ,
• consume ,
• go_through

) eat up completely, as with great appetite; "Some people can down a pound of meat in the course of one meal"; "The teenagers demolished four pizzas among them" ;

4. (

• devour ,
• guttle ,
• raven ,
• pig

) eat greedily; "he devoured three sandwiches" ;