wolf

noun pl. wolves

1. any of various wild canine carnivores (genus Canis), esp. the gray wolf, widely distributed throughout the Northern Hemisphere: domestic dogs are thought to be descended from wolves
2. the fur of a wolf
1. a fierce, cruel, or greedy person
2. ☆ Slang a man who flirts aggressively with many women
1. the dissonance of some chords on an organ, piano, etc. that has been tuned in a system of unequal temperament; also, a chord in which such dissonance is heard
2. an unsteadiness or breaking of certain tones in instruments of the violin group, due to faulty vibration

transitive verb wolfed, wolfing

to eat ravenously, as a wolf does: often with down