Gorge Definition
gôrj
gorged, gorges, gorging
noun
gorges
The throat; the gullet.
American Heritage Medicine
The maw or stomach of a voracious being or animal.
Webster's New World
The crop or stomach of a hawk.
Webster's New World
The entrance from the rear into a bastion or projecting section of a fortification.
Webster's New World
Food or a meal to fill or stuff the stomach.
Webster's New World
verb
gorged, gorges, gorging
To fill the gorge of; glut.
Webster's New World
To eat gluttonously.
Webster's New World
To swallow greedily.
Webster's New World
To swallow, especially with greediness, or in large mouthfuls or quantities.
Wiktionary
Synonyms:
- scarf out
- pig-out
- binge
- gourmandize
- gormandise
- gormandize
- overeat
- overgorge
- englut
- overindulge
- ingurgitate
- stuff
- engorge
- satiate
- glut
adjective
(UK, slang) Gorgeous.
Oh, look at him: isn't he gorge?
Wiktionary
Origin of Gorge
Middle English throat from Old French from Late Latin gurga perhaps from Latin gurges whirlpool, abyss
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
From Middle English, from Old French, from Late Latin gurga.
From Wiktionary
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Shortened from gorgeous.
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