The difference between Chow and Dinner
When used as nouns, chow means food, especially snacks, whereas dinner means a midday meal .
When used as verbs, chow means to eat, whereas dinner means to eat a dinner.
check bellow for the other definitions of Chow and Dinner
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Chow as a noun (slang, uncountable):
Food, especially snacks.
Examples:
"I'm going to pick up some chow for dinner."
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Chow as a noun:
a Chow Chow
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Chow as a noun (chiefly, _, Australian, slang, now, _, rare):
A Chinese person.
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Chow as a noun (mahjong):
A run of three consecutive tiles of the same suit.
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Chow as a verb (slang, South Africa):
To eat.
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Chow as a noun:
A prefecture or district of the second rank in China, or the chief city of such a district.
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Chow as a verb (mahjong):
To (use a tile or tiles to) piece together a winning combination of tiles.
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Dinner as a noun:
A midday meal .
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Dinner as a noun:
The main meal of the day, often eaten in the evening.
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Dinner as a noun:
An evening meal.
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Dinner as a noun:
A meal given to an animal.
Examples:
"Give the dog its dinner."
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Dinner as a noun:
A formal meal for many people eaten for a special occasion.
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Dinner as a noun (uncountable):
The food provided or consumed at any such meal.
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Dinner as a verb (intransitive):
To eat a dinner.
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Dinner as a verb (transitive):
To provide (someone) with a dinner.