gorge

[ gawrj ]

/ gɔrdʒ /

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noun

a narrow cleft with steep, rocky walls, especially one through which a stream runs.

a small canyon.

a gluttonous meal.

something that is swallowed; contents of the stomach.

an obstructing mass: an ice gorge.

the seam formed at the point where the lapel meets the collar of a jacket or coat.

Fortification. the rear entrance or part of a bastion or similar outwork.

Also called gorge hook . a primitive type of fishhook consisting of a piece of stone or bone with sharpened ends and a hole or groove in the center for fastening a line.

the throat; gullet.

verb (used with object), gorged, gorg·ing.

to stuff with food (usually used reflexively or passively): He gorged himself. They were gorged.

to swallow, especially greedily.

to choke up (usually used passively).

verb (used without object), gorged, gorg·ing.

to eat greedily.

OTHER WORDS FOR gorge

1 defile, ravine, notch, gap.

10 glut, cram, fill.

11 devour, bolt, gulp, gobble.

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Idioms about gorge

make one's gorge rise, to evoke violent anger or strong disgust: The cruelty of war made his gorge rise.

Origin of gorge

First recorded in 1325–75; (verb) Middle English, from Old French gorger, derivative of gorge “throat,” from unattested Vulgar Latin gorga, akin to Latin gurguliō “gullet, throat,” gurges “whirlpool, eddy”

OTHER WORDS FROM gorge

gorge·a·ble, adjectivegorg·ed·ly

[gawr-jid-lee], /ˈgɔr dʒɪd li/, adverbgorg·er, noun

Words nearby gorge

gorehound, Goren, Gore-Tex, Gorey, Gorgas, gorge, gorged, gorge hook, gorgeous, gorger, gorgerin

Other definitions for gorge (2 of 2)

gorge²

[ gawrj ]

/ gɔrdʒ /

noun Heraldry.

gurge (def. 2).

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How to use gorge in a sentence

While the national-preservation status of the majority of the gorge is a concession to local hunters, the group is slated to lose roughly 4,000 acres of hunting grounds in the Lower Gorge with the new designation.
New River Gorge Is Our Newest National Park|Graham Averill|December 22, 2020|Outside Online
The cliffs of the gorge are a thousand feet high in parts, with walls of Nuttall sandstone that provide climbers with more than 1,500 routes.
New River Gorge Is Our Newest National Park|Graham Averill|December 22, 2020|Outside Online
The gorge is home to hundreds of rare species, including the highest concentration of rare plants in Maryland, according to the National Park Service.
Biologists say a wider American Legion Bridge would destroy critical research site|Katherine Shaver|December 11, 2020|Washington Post
Canyoners are constantly concerned about flash floods, but hikers exploring riverside trails and narrow gorges should also be aware of flood potential, because they can happen with little to no warning.
How to Survive 5 Extreme Weather Scenarios|Graham Averill|October 15, 2020|Outside Online

There’s fire on both sides of the Feather River, and the Feather River is just a very steep gorge in many places.
What the Photos of Wildfires and Smoke Don’t Show You|by Elizabeth Weil and Lisa Larson-Walker|September 21, 2020|ProPublica
The Gorge has always been a hotbed of radicalism and arms smuggling, but now it is fast becoming a shahid factory.
The Secret Life of an ISIS Warlord|Will Cathcart, Vazha Tavberidze, Nino Burchuladze|October 27, 2014|DAILY BEAST
PANKISI GORGE, Georgia—The mother of martyrs, a woman in her fifties, is delicately beautiful and visibly in pain.
The Secret Life of an ISIS Warlord|Will Cathcart, Vazha Tavberidze, Nino Burchuladze|October 27, 2014|DAILY BEAST
BIRKIANI, Georgia — Time seems to stop in this sleepy Georgian village high in the green mountains of the Pankisi Gorge.
ISIS Is Putin’s Problem, Too, and This Chechen Is One Reason Why.|Anna Nemtsova|September 29, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The Pankisi Gorge is a beautiful place, but it does not offer big opportunities to the local boys.
ISIS Is Putin’s Problem, Too, and This Chechen Is One Reason Why.|Anna Nemtsova|September 29, 2014|DAILY BEAST
And he is said to be luring more young Muslims from his home region in the Pankisi Gorge to join his insurgency forces.
ISIS Is Putin’s Problem, Too, and This Chechen Is One Reason Why.|Anna Nemtsova|September 29, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Poor wretches—they were afraid to refuse, yet their gorge rose at the deed, and they fired at the ceiling!
The Red Year|Louis Tracy
Far up the gorge dense clouds of black smoke swooped down from the benchland.
Raw Gold|Bertrand W. Sinclair
Darkness fell, but still the fight continued, and at last Dupont's guns were heard at the other side of the gorge.
Napoleon's Marshals|R. P. Dunn-Pattison
Therefore its channel is usually not a hundredth part as wide as the gorge or valley in which it lies.
Outlines of the Earth's History|Nathaniel Southgate Shaler
On his right an open glade revealed to him the dark gorge through which the Cluden thundered.
Hunted and Harried|R.M. Ballantyne

British Dictionary definitions for gorge

gorge

/ (ɡɔːdʒ) /

noun

a deep ravine, esp one through which a river runs

the contents of the stomach

feelings of disgust or resentment (esp in the phrase one's gorge rises)

an obstructing massan ice gorge

fortifications

a narrow rear entrance to a work
the narrow part of a bastion or outwork

archaic the throat or gullet

verb Also: engorge

(intr) falconry (of hawks) to eat until the crop is completely full

to swallow (food) ravenously

(tr) to stuff (oneself) with food

Derived forms of gorge

gorgeable, adjectivegorger, noun

Word Origin for gorge

C14: from Old French gorger to stuff, from gorge throat, from Late Latin gurga, modification of Latin gurges whirlpool

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Scientific definitions for gorge

gorge

[ gôrj ]

A deep, narrow valley with steep rocky sides, often with a stream flowing through it. Gorges are smaller and narrower than canyons and are often a part of a canyon.

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