All 3 Uses of
devour
in
1984 by Orwell
- Then, with a movement which was as nearly as possible unconscious, he crumpled up the original message and any notes that he himself had made, and dropped them into the memory hole to be devoured by the flames.
p. 39..8 (definition 1) *devoured = destroyed
- After he had devoured the chocolate he felt somewhat ashamed of himself and hung about in the streets for several hours, until hunger drove him home.
p. 163..6 (definition 2) *devoured = eaten rapidly and completely
- Sometimes they burrow through the cheeks and devour the tongue.
p. 286..5 (definition 2)devour = eat
Definitions:
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(1) (devour as in: devoured by flames) to completely consume, destroy, or engulf (surround or cover)
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(2) (devour as in: devoured three sandwiches) eat rapidly and completely -- usually due to being very hungry