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.

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

Origin of gorge

1325–75; (v.) Middle English < Old French gorger, derivative of gorge throat < Vulgar Latin *gorga, akin to Latin gurguliō gullet, throat, gurges whirlpool, eddy

SYNONYMS FOR gorge

1. defile, ravine, notch, gap. 10. glut, cram, fill. 11. devour. 11, 13. bolt, gulp, gobble.

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Related formsgorge·a·ble, adjectivegorg·ed·ly

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

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Examples from the Web for 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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Instead of gorging on rumors, he would rather see reporters working hard to vet Romney and his positions.
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After gorging themselves with food, they rise up to play and to dance.
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The victorious besieged were gorging from fingers crammed full.
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I fancy I saw Silverdale gorging the elevators with the choicest wheat, he said.
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Gorging himself to repletion with food and drink, he would make himself purposely sick, in order to begin again.
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At intervals during the day Jean drank the strengthening broth, too "bush-wise" to sicken himself by gorging.
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British Dictionary definitions for gorging

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 Formsgorgeable, 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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Word Origin and History for gorging

gorge

"eat greedily," c.1300, from Old French gorger, from gorge (see gorge (n.)). Related: Gorged; gorging.

gorge

mid-14c., "throat," from Old French gorge "throat, bosom," from Late Latin gurges "gullet, throat, jaws," of uncertain origin, probably related to Latin gurgulio "gullet, windpipe," from PIE *gwere- "to swallow." Transferred sense of "deep, narrow valley" was in Old French.

Science definitions for gorging

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.

gorge

noun

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

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

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