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Gorge

see synonyms of gorge

Noun

1. gorge

a deep ravine (usually with a river running through it)

2. defile, gorge

a narrow pass (especially one between mountains)

3. esophagus, gorge, gullet, oesophagus

the passage between the pharynx and the stomach

Verb

4. binge, englut, engorge, glut, gorge, gormandise, gormandize, gourmandize, ingurgitate, overeat, overgorge, overindulge, pig out, satiate, scarf out, stuff

overeat or eat immodestly; make a pig of oneself

Example Sentences:
'She stuffed herself at the dinner'
'The kids binged on ice cream'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Gorge

see synonyms of gorge
noun
1. 
a deep ravine, esp one through which a river runs
2. 
the contents of the stomach
3. 
feelings of disgust or resentment (esp in the phrase one's gorge rises)
4. 
an obstructing mass
an ice gorge
5. fortifications
a. 
a narrow rear entrance to a work
b. 
the narrow part of a bastion or outwork
6. archaic
the throat or gullet
verb also: engorge
7. (intransitive) falconry
(of hawks) to eat until the crop is completely full
8. 
to swallow (food) ravenously
9. (transitive)
to stuff (oneself) with food

Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers

Gorge

see synonyms of gorge
noun
1. 
the throat or gullet
2. 
the crop or stomach of a hawk
3. 
a. 
the maw or stomach of a voracious being or animal
b. 
food or a meal to fill or stuff the stomach
c. 
the contents of the stomach
4. 
a feeling of disgust, anger, etc.
it made my gorge rise
5. 
the entrance from the rear into a bastion or projecting section of a fortification
6. 
a deep, narrow pass between steep heights
7.  US
a mass that blocks up a passage
verb intransitiveWord forms: gorged or ˈgorging
8. 
to eat gluttonously
verb transitive
9. 
to fill the gorge of; glut
10. 
to swallow greedily

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Gorge

see synonyms of gorge
n.
1. A deep narrow valley with steep rocky sides; a ravine.
2. A narrow entrance into the outwork of a fortification.
3. The throat; the gullet: The gory sight made my gorge rise.
4. The crop of a hawk.
5. An instance of gluttonous eating.
6. The contents of the stomach; something swallowed.
7. A mass obstructing a narrow passage: a shipping lane blocked by an ice gorge.
8. The seam on the front of a coat or jacket where the lapel and the collar are joined.
v. gorged, gorg·ing, gorg·es
v.tr.
1. To stuff with food; glut: gorged themselves with candy.
2. To devour greedily.
v.intr.
To eat gluttonously.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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