knagen

Definitions of knagen
  1. verb
    eat a meal; take a meal
    synonyms: dis, eten, maal, maaltijd, maaltijden, tafelen
    eten, maaltijden, tafelen
    take in solid food
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    dineren, souperen
    have supper; eat dinner
    eten, maaltijden, tafelen
    take in solid food
    lunchen
    take the midday meal
    brunchen
    eat a meal in the late morning
    ontbijten
    eat an early morning meal
    bikken, gaffelen, kanen, nassen, smikkelen, smullen
    partake in a feast or banquet
    brassen, schransen, schranzen, volproppen, volstoppen, vreten
    overeat or eat immodestly; make a pig of oneself
    buffelen, bunkeren, metselen, schrokken, slokken, zwelgen
    eat hastily
    slorpen, slurpen
    eat noisily
    bikken, gaffelen, kanen, muizen, nassen, onderspitten, smikkelen, smullen
    eat heartily
    pikken
    eat like a bird
    oppikken, pikken
    eat by pecking at, like a bird
    buffelen, bunkeren, metselen, schrokken, slokken, zwelgen
    eat hastily without proper chewing
    achteroverslaan
    eat a large amount of food quickly
    knabbelen, knauwen, peuzelen, snoepen
    eat intermittently; take small bites of
    herkauwen
    chew the cuds
    dopen, indompelen, indopen, onderdompelen, soppen
    dip into a liquid while eating
    binnenspelen, buffelen, bunkeren, metselen, opschransen, opschrokken, opslokken, schrokken, slokken, verslinden, verzwelgen, zwelgen
    eat greedily
    dooreten, opeten, opsnoepen, opvreten, verorberen, verschalken
    finish eating all the food on one's plate or on the table
    inproppen, opstoppen, opvullen, vetmesten, volproppen, volstoppen
    eat until one is sated
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    bedienen, consumeren, gebruiken, nemen, nuttigen, ontfermen, pakken
    serve oneself to, or consume regularly
  2. verb
    take in food; used of animals only
    synonyms: eten, maaltijden, tafelen, vreten
    eten, maaltijden, tafelen
    take in solid food
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    beweiden
    feed as in a meadow or pasture
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    bedienen, consumeren, gebruiken, nemen, nuttigen, ontfermen, pakken
    serve oneself to, or consume regularly
  3. verb
    bite or chew on with the teeth
    synonyms: aanvreten, afsabbelen, knabbelen, lurken
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    afsabbelen, fijnkauwen, kauwen, lurken, malen
    chew (food); to bite and grind with the teeth
    bijten, doorbijten, happen
    to grip, cut off, or tear with or as if with the teeth or jaws
  4. verb
    hold or catch as if in a trap
    synonyms: beklemmen, beknellen, benauwen, knellen, nijpen, vreten
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    beethebben, beethouden, houden, vasthouden
    have or hold in one's hands or grip
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