wolf

The definition of a wolf is any of the wild canine carnivores, or a fierce or greedy person.

(noun)

An example of a wolf is the gray wolf.
An example of a wolf is a person who goes to extreme measures to get what she wants.

Wolf is defined as to eat quickly and in great quantities.

(verb)

An example of wolf is to ingest three burgers, three hot dogs and a large order of fries in minutes.

See wolf in Webster's New World College Dictionary

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

Origin: ME < OE wulf, akin to Ger wolf, ON ulfr, Goth wulfs < IE base *wḷp-, *lup-, name of animals of prey > L lupus, Gr lykos

transitive verb wolfed, wolfing

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

See wolf in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun pl. wolves wolves (wo͝olvz)

a. Either of two carnivorous mammals of the family Canidae, especially the gray wolf of northern regions, that typically live and hunt in hierarchical packs and prey on livestock and game animals.
b. The fur of such an animal.
c. Any of various similar or related mammals, such as the hyena.
The destructive larva of any of various moths, beetles, or flies.
One that is regarded as predatory, rapacious, and fierce.
Slang A man given to paying unwanted sexual attention to women.
Music
a. A harshness in some tones of a bowed stringed instrument produced by defective vibration.
b. Dissonance in perfect fifths on a keyboard instrument tuned to a system of unequal temperament.