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

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

Decades ago there were 30 different rafting companies running trips inside in the gorge and nearby Gauley River.
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Gorging on House of Cards all at once is solitary and over all too soon.
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You have taken to gnawing on dried pasta, the only thing left in your larder after days of gorging.
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Reduce the chance of gorging on high-calorie snacks because you skipped a meal.
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Rather, eating fried chicken showed them getting above their station--gorging on luxury foods.
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There is a distinct difference between gorging and slowly savoring a meal.
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But near shore there was just one trout who never stopped gorging all day.
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Meanwhile the Cockalorum is gorging himself with information.
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We saw several dead ones, crushed out almost flat, and some skuas were busily engaged gorging themselves on the carcases.
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Suddenly a lioness stole out of the bushes, her mouth bloody with the recent gorging of oxen, and slunk down to the pool to drink.
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There they stood gorging when we started along the ice-belt of the stream towards the south-west.
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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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