жрать

verb, imperfective

Somewhat often used word (top 4,000)

1.
eat
initially meant for animals, now for people who eat like animals (low colloquial)
2.
devour

Examples

Жрать хочу́.I'm terribly hungry.

Келли жрёт как ло́шадь.Kelly eats like a horse.

Смысл жи́зни мно́гих люде́й умеща́ется в трёх бу́квах: ЖСС - жрать, срать, спать.The meaning of life for most people fits into three letters: ESS - eat, shit, sleep.

Моя́ маши́на просто жрёт бензи́н.My car is a gas-guzzler.

Прекрати́ жрать в постели, мне надое́ло убира́ть за тобой.Stop eating in bed, I'm sick of cleaning up after you.

Если бы он не жрал за рулём, то не попа́л бы в ава́рию.If he hadn't been eating while driving, he wouldn't have had an accident.

Imperative
ты	жри́
вы	жри́те

Active present	жру́щий	devouring, gobbling, wolfing down
Active past	жра́вший	having eaten, having devoured, who ate/devoured
Passive present	-
Passive past	-
Gerund present	жря́	while doing (present)
Gerund past	жра́в жравши	while doing (past)