がっつく

godan verb (-ku), intransitive verb

be greedy; devour greedily

Colloquial and somewhat rough; describes someone eating or grabbing food with intense, often unrefined hunger. Also used figuratively for eagerly pursuing something.

See also: ガツガツ

• 彼かれは出だされた料りょう理りにがっついて、あっという間まに平たいらげた。

  He greedily devoured the food served to him and finished it in no time.

• そんなにがっつかなくても、食たべ物ものはまだたくさんあるよ。

  You don't have to be so greedy; there's still plenty of food.