くらう
Meanings
Verb (5-dan, う, transitive)
Vulgar
1. to eat; to drink; to wolf; to knock back
I just keep wolfing down meat.
2. to receive (e.g. a blow)
I really took a beautiful hit that time.
3. to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
If you do something that inconsiderate, the company will punish you.
Pitch accent
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Used in vocabulary (12 in total)
to be confused; to be bewildered; to be taken aback
to be confused; to be bewildered; to be taken aback
to suffer a disappointment; to feel let down; to have one's attack (question, etc.) sidestepped; to be given the slip
Examples (11 in total)
I was caught off guard.
I keep getting held up.
I just keep wolfing down meat.