かき込む | Japanese meaning

かき込む【かきこむ】

Frequency rank: 37,313. – 37,771. (for form 掻き込む: 35,666. – 36,081.)

Godan verb with 'mu' ending; transitive verb

to bolt down (food); to gulp down; to shovel (into one's mouth)see also 掻っ込む
to carry under the armsee also 掻い込む
to rake in; to rake towards one

Forms

かき込む【かきこむ】Frequency rank: 37,313. – 37,771.
掻き込む【かきこむ】Frequency rank: 35,666. – 36,081.
掻きこむ【かきこむ】
搔き込む【かきこむ】Frequency rank: 54,044. – 55,693.
かきこむFrequency rank: 39,309. – 39,877.

Generated definitions (experimental)

to bolt down (food); to gulp down; to shovel (into one's mouth)

This meaning is often used when referring to eating food quickly and without much attention, usually due to hunger or a lack of time.

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He bolted down his meal and left immediately.

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I was so hungry that I gulped down the bread.

to carry under the arm

This meaning refers to the action of holding something beneath the arm, typically for convenience when transporting an item.

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She carried the book under her arm and got on the train.

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He carried his bag under his arm and headed to the meeting.

to rake in; to rake towards one

This meaning is used in contexts where someone is bringing things towards themselves, often in a metaphorical sense such as acquiring money or benefits.

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He raked in a lot of money from his investments.

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She raked in great results at her job.

Generated collocations (experimental)

to bolt down (food)to gulp down foodto hurriedly bolt downto eat in a way that one bolts downto gulp down lunchto bolt down in one goto gulp down when busyto shovel down a bowl of riceto gulp down a lunchboxthe attitude of bolting down food

Example sentences

1 result

1. とむトム。

Tom scarfed down his cereal in a hurry.

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