1.
to eat, to devour
Vulgar or rough word for eating, often used in masculine speech or to describe eating voraciously.
腹いっぱい喰らった。
I ate until I was stuffed.
毎日肉を喰らう生活だ。
I live on a diet of eating meat every day.
あいつは牛丼を三杯も喰らったぞ。
That guy devoured three bowls of beef bowl!
2.
to receive (a blow), to get hit
To take a punch, kick, or other physical strike.
パンチを喰らった。
I got punched.
顔面にキックを喰らう。
To take a kick to the face.
相手の強烈なアッパーを喰らって倒れた。
I took a powerful uppercut from my opponent and fell down.
3.
to suffer, to be subjected to
To experience negative consequences such as defeat, punishment, or misfortune.
大敗を喰らった。
We suffered a crushing defeat.
詐欺に喰らわされた。
I was victimized by a scam.
一週間の停学処分を喰らってしまった。
I ended up getting hit with a one-week suspension.
喰らう is a rougher, more masculine variant of 食べる.
TRANSITIVITY:
- Type: 他動詞 (transitive)
REGISTER:
Senses 1 (eating) is vulgar or rough; senses 2-3 (receiving blows/suffering) are colloquial but widely used.
COMMON PATTERNS:
- パンチを喰らう: to take a punch
- 一発喰らう: to get hit once
- 大損を喰らう: to suffer a big loss
- 詐欺に喰らう: to fall victim to fraud
CAUSATIVE FORM:
喰らわせる/お見舞いする is used to mean 'to give someone (a blow)'.