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Synonyms for snarf

Most common

lift hook abstract sneak

All synonyms

Verb

Other

wolf down informal, scarf down informal US

Definitions

  1. v. 1

    To eat or consume greedily.

    He snarfed a whole bag of chips in a couple of minutes!

Forms

Past participle
snarfed
e.g. snarfed → lifted, hooked, abstracted, sneaked…

Example sentences

  • lift Tom said the box was too heavy to lift by himself.
  • hook Please hang your coat on the hook behind the door.
  • abstract Young children are incapable of abstract thinking.
  • sneak We have to sneak in there and steal that computer.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
snarfsteady
liftsteady
hookrising
abstractfalling
sneakrising

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

4 letters
lift1, hook1
5 letters
sneak1, pinch1, swipe1, filch1
6 letters
pilfer2, nobble
7 letters
cabbage2, purloin2
8 letters
abstract2

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (pilfer2 = 2 syllables).