ichidan verb, transitive verb
make someone eat; feed (forcefully)
Causative of 食らう; implies forcing or making someone eat something, often with a rough or coercive nuance.
See also: 食らわす
嫌がる子供に野菜を食らわせるのは大変だ。
It's tough to make a reluctant child eat vegetables.
彼は罰としてまずいものを食らわせられた。
He was forced to eat something awful as punishment.
ichidan verb, transitive verb
deal (a blow); land (a punch); play (a trick)
Figurative use: to inflict something unpleasant on someone, such as a punch, a scolding, or a trick. Often used in rough or emphatic speech.
彼は相手に強烈なパンチを食らわせた。
He landed a fierce punch on his opponent.
いたずらっ子が先生に一発食らわせた。
The prankster played a trick on the teacher.