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Raven (Verb)

Obtain or seize by violence.

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.

The invading army sought to raven the rival city's valuable resources for themselves.
Their troops would raven as much food as they could from the villagers.
He ravened the family heirloom during the burglary, a priceless antique vase.
In their tumultuous uprising, the rebels sought to raven the kingdom's riches.
She suspected he would stop at nothing to raven her inheritance for himself.

Feed greedily; "The lions ravened the bodies".

Verbs of eating and drinking.

The vultures ravened the carcass left unattended in the savannah.
A group of frenzied sharks ravened the fish trapped in the net.
During the siege, the people ravened whatever meager food was available.
Wolves often ravened the corpses of other animals they came across.
Lions will ravened prey they haven't eaten in days, consuming massive amounts at once.

Eat greedily; "he devoured three sandwiches".

Verbs of eating and drinking.

Her ravenous appetite led her to raven the leftover turkey in a matter of minutes.
The athletes were encouraged to raven as much carbohydrates as they could to prepare for the marathon.
Eager to please his fans the infamous chef was seen to raven platefuls of chilli to prove his tolerance.
While competing in an eating contest participants were allowed to raven multiple plates of food within the set time.
In a competition to see who could eat more pizza in a single sitting contestants would raven as much as possible within the allotted time frame

Prey on or hunt for; "These mammals predate certain eggs".

Verbs of eating and drinking.

Birds of prey raven lesser bird species and their young for survival and sustenance.
The weasels were known to raven the nests of ground-dwelling birds during breeding season.
Foxes are opportunistic predators that raven eggs in open grasslands.
Falcons have historically been observed to raven smaller avian residents of their territories.
Some larger fish in the ocean raven schools of smaller fish, drastically reducing their populations.