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Definition: Meaning of, wolf in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / wʊlf /

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Prsesent Past Past Participle
wolf, wolf down wolfed wolfed
Present Participle Third Person Singular
wolfing wolfs
also wolf down [transitive]
  1. informal to eat something very quickly, swallowing it in big pieces [=  gobble]
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  • noun
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wolf wolves
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  1. a wild animal that looks like a large dog and lives and hunts in groups
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  2. a wolf in sheep's clothing someone who seems to be friendly or harmless but is in fact dangerous, dishonest etc
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  3. keep the wolf from the door to earn just enough money to buy the basic things you need
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Wolf


Definition: Meaning of, Wolf in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / wʊlf /

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  1. 1860-1903 austrian composer
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    Hugo Wolf
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  2. 1759-1824 german classical scholar who claimed that the Iliad and Odyssey were composed by several authors
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    Friedrich August Wolf
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Wolf used in phrases

  • Arctic wolf (noun)
    1. wolf of Arctic North America having white fur and a black-tipped tail
  • European wolf spider (noun)
    1. uncontrollable bodily movement large southern European spider once thought to be the cause of tarantism
  • Friedrich August Wolf (noun)
    1. 1759-1824 german classical scholar who claimed that the Iliad and Odyssey were composed by several authors
  • Hugo Wolf (noun)
    1. 1860-1903 austrian composer
  • Tasmanian wolf (noun)
    1. rare doglike carnivorous marsupial of Tasmania having stripes on its back; probably extinct
  • brush wolf (noun)
    1. small wolf native to western North America
  • cry wolf (verb)
    1. raise a false alarm too many times, so help is not given when it is really needed
  • gray wolf (noun)
    1. a wolf with a brindled grey coat living in forested northern regions of North America
  • grey wolf (noun)
    1. a wolf with a brindled grey coat living in forested northern regions of North America
  • lone wolf (noun)
    1. a person who avoids the company or assistance of others
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