Godan verb with 'u' ending, Transitive verb
to eat
Male term or language
お腹を空かせたその男は、食物をむさぼり食った。The starving man devoured the food. to live; to make a living; to survive
to bite; to sting (as insects do)
to tease; to torment; to taunt; to make light of; to make fun of
to encroach on; to eat into; to consume
to defeat a superior; to threaten a position
to consume time; to consume resources
to receive something (usu. an unfavourable event)
Colloquial
to have sexual relations with a woman, esp. for the first time
Male term or languageVulgar expression or word
Also written 喰う【くう】、啖う【くう】