chow

1 of 3

noun (1)

ˈchau̇ 

: food, victuals

chow

2 of 3

verb

chowed; chowing; chows

intransitive verb

: eat

—often used with down

chowing down on pizza

chow

3 of 3

noun (2)

: chow chow

Synonyms

Noun (1)

• feed
• meal
• menu
• mess
• refection
• repast
• table

Examples of chow in a Sentence

Noun (1)

that evening's chow was pretty basic because we were in a hurry

there's always at least some chow in the house

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

The free chow was served daily, except on Fridays, and continued through a brutal period of industrywide cost-cutting that persists to this day. —Katcy Stephan, Variety, 1 Mar. 2025

The recall comes after the Oregon Department of Agriculture linked the death of a house cat in Washington County to eating the Northwest Naturals chow Tuesday. —Rey Covarrubias Jr., The Arizona Republic, 26 Dec. 2024

Verb

Part of the sidewalk is blocked off into a picnic section, where people chow on Berlin-style doner kebabs, Cambodian noodles and frozen pineapple whips. —John Metcalfe, The Mercury News, 25 July 2024

Read on to sample some of the dishes that will be available to chow on while cheering on the Current — kickoff is at noon on Saturday, March 16. —David Hudnall, Kansas City Star, 7 Mar. 2024

Word History

Etymology

Noun (1)

short for chowchow

Noun (2)

by shortening

First Known Use

Noun (1)

1856, in the meaning defined above

Verb

1917, in the meaning defined above

Noun (2)

1889, in the meaning defined above

Phrases Containing chow

• chow chow
• chow down
• chow line
• chow mein

Rhymes for chow

• bough
• brow
• ciao
• clow
• cow
• dao
• dow
• frau
• hao
• hau
• how
• lao

Kids Definition

chow

1 of 2 noun

ˈchau̇ 

: meal entry 1 sense 1, food

chow

2 of 2 verb

: eat sense 1

chowing down on pizza