scarf
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Sense 1
- noun
- A2
A long or square piece of cloth that you wear around your neck or over your head, for warmth or to look nice.
She wrapped a woollen scarf twice around her neck before leaving.
I left my scarf hanging on a hook at the library.
A silk scarf can brighten up a very plain dark outfit.
Fans waved club scarves above their heads during the whole match.
Common collocations: a woollen scarf · a silk scarf · wrap a scarf around your neck · wear a scarf · knit a scarf
Part of: Clothes
Sense 2 · less common
- verb
- C1
To eat something very fast and in big mouthfuls.
He scarfed down two slices of pizza before the film started.
Don't scarf your lunch or you'll get a stomach ache.
The players scarfed sandwiches in the changing room between the halves.
Common collocations: scarf down · scarf up · scarf a sandwich
Part of: Restaurants
Forms
- past
- scarfed
- plural
- scarfs (méně častá varianta)
- third_person
- scarfs