1. eat (something) hurriedly and noisily: "one man gobbled up a burger"
▪ use a large amount of (something) very quickly: "these old houses just gobble up money"
▪ (of a large organization or other body) incorporate or take over (a smaller one):"he amassed his packaging empire by gobbling up National Can Corporation"
Word Originearly 17th century: probably from gob1.
