maw

• Umgangssprachlicher Begriff für das Maul oder die Kiefer eines Tieres, besonders eines großen oder furchteinflößenden; metaphorisch auch für etwas, das zu verschlingen oder zu verschlucken scheint.

An informal term referring to the mouth or jaws of an animal, especially a large or frightening one, or metaphorically to something that seems to swallow or engulf.

1. Mouth or jawsB2informal

   The mouth, jaws, or throat of a hungry or greedy animal, often used figuratively.

   Mund oder Kiefer

   • The lion opened its massive maw to roar.
   • The cave looked like the dark maw of a beast.
   • He stuffed food into his maw without pausing.

   Synonymefaucesgulletmouththroat

2. Devouring or consuming forceC1informal

   Something that consumes or destroys greedily, like a powerful or threatening force.

   Verschlingende Kraft

   • The city was swallowed by the maw of the financial crisis.
   • The factory's maw of machinery devoured raw materials.
   • He felt drawn into the maw of the bureaucratic system.

   Synonymemouth