"scarf down" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: scarfs down [present, singular, third-person], scarfing down [participle, present], scarfed down [participle, past], scarfed down [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} scarf down (third-person singular simple present scarfs down, present participle scarfing down, simple past and past participle scarfed down)
  1. (US) To eat something quickly. Tags: US Synonyms: wolf down, scoff, scoff down [UK]

Inflected forms

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