chow

Food or something to eat.

• Let's get some chow.
• They serve good chow at that little café.
• We grabbed some chow before the journey.

Similar words: food, grub

Common phrases: some chow, good chow, grab chow

A dog with thick fur, a broad head, and a blue-black tongue.

• Their chow has thick red fur.
• We saw two chows in the park.
• The chow puppy slept beside its owner.

Similar words: chow chow

Common phrases: pet chow, chow puppy, chow breed

A dish of firm, not fully ripe fruit mixed with salt, pepper, and other seasonings.

• She made mango chow.
• This pineapple chow has plenty of hot pepper.
• We shared a bowl of chow after the walk.

Common phrases: mango chow, pineapple chow, spicy chow

A historical Chinese district of the second rank, or its main city.

• The governor visited the chow.
• The old map marks each chow separately.
• Officials collected taxes throughout the chow.

Similar words: prefecture, district

Common phrases: a chow, the chow, chow officials

To eat food, often quickly or with enjoyment.

• Let's chow down.
• The children chowed down on sandwiches.
• We were chowing down when the phone rang.

How to use it: chow down on something (We chowed down on pizza after work.)

Similar words: eat, tuck in

Common phrases: chow down, chow down on something

In mahjong, to claim another player's discarded tile to complete a group of three tiles in number order.

• You can chow that tile.
• She chowed the discarded tile to complete her sequence.
• Can I chow this discard with these two tiles?

Similar words: chii

Common phrases: chow a tile, chow the discard