chow

Plural: chows

Noun

• the imperial dynasty of China from 1122 to 221 BC; notable for the rise of Confucianism and Taoism
• informal terms for a meal
• breed of medium-sized dogs with a thick coat and fluffy curled tails and distinctive blue-black tongues; believed to have originated in northern China
• Food, especially snacks.
• Unripe, or partially ripened, fruit seasoned and served as a dish, e.g. pineapple chow or mango chow.
• A Chow Chow.
• A Chinese person.
• A prefecture or district of the second rank in China, or the chief city of such a district.
• A run of three consecutive tiles of the same suit.
• A call for forming such a run using a discarded tile.

Verb

Verb Forms: chowed, chowing, chows

• To eat or consume food, often enthusiastically or quickly.
• To eat.
• To call a discarded tile to produce a chow.

Examples

• After a long Scrabble game, he was ready to CHOW down on some victory pizza.
• I'm going to pick up some chow for dinner.

Synonyms

Chou, Chou dynasty, chow chow, Chow dynasty, chuck, eats, grub, Zhou, Zhou dynasty, chii, sequence

Related Words

chin chow, chow fun, chow mein

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