chow

¹

[ chou ]

noun

1. food, especially hearty dishes or a meal.

verb phrase

1. to eat; eat a meal, especially the main meal of the day:

   In the army we usually chow down at 6 p.m.

chow

²

[ chou ]

noun

, (often initial capital letter)

1. chow chow.

Chow

³

[ chou ]

noun

, Australian Disparaging and Offensive.

1. a contemptuous term used to refer to a Chinese person.

chow

/ tʃaʊ /

noun

1. informal.
   food
2. short for chow-chow

Word History and Origins

Origin of chow¹

1855–60, Americanism; short for chow-chow

Origin of chow²

Short form

Origin of chow³

First recorded in 1870–75; special use of spelling variant ( Chow ) of Chou ( def )

Example Sentences

The night was about Leigh and Luhrmann — the former introduced by Chow and author, lawyer and social justice activist Bryan Stevenson, and the latter by Anna Wintour.

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Investigators believe that many of the teenagers involved in the flash mobs were not from the neighborhoods where they carried out the robberies, Chow told the police commission.

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“Investigators have developed a strong lead on a suspect and are hopeful that the arrest will be made soon,” Chow said.

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No moves were made until Litow’s birthday dinner a couple months later at Mr. Chow, when she sat Cortez and Bayne next to each other.

From Los Angeles Times

Assistant Chief Blake Chow, the department’s acting leader while interim Chief Dominic Choi is out of town, said officers were riding through the area around 3:20 p.m.

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