gorge

To gorge is defined as to consume or take too much of something, especially food.

(verb)

An example of gorge is when you eat an entire pie and cake all by yourself.

The definition of a gorge is the narrow valley in between steep hills or cliffs.

(noun)

An example of a gorge is the Niagara Gorge.

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See gorge in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun

  1. the throat or gullet
  2. the crop or stomach of a hawk
    1. the maw or stomach of a voracious being or animal
    2. food or a meal to fill or stuff the stomach
    3. the contents of the stomach
  3. a feeling of disgust, anger, etc.: it made my gorge rise
  4. the entrance from the rear into a bastion or projecting section of a fortification
  5. a deep, narrow pass between steep heights
  6. ☆ a mass that blocks up a passage

Origin: ME < OFr, throat, gullet < LL *gurga, throat, narrow pass, for L gurges, whirlpool < IE base *gwer-, to swallow up > L vorare

intransitive verb gorged, gorging

to eat gluttonously

transitive verb

  1. to fill the gorge of; glut
  2. to swallow greedily

See gorge in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
  1. A deep narrow passage 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.
verb gorged gorged, gorg·ing, gorg·es
verb, transitive
  1. To stuff with food; glut: gorged themselves with candy.
  2. To devour greedily.
verb, intransitive
To eat gluttonously.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English, throat

Origin: , from Old French

Origin: , from Late Latin gurga

Origin: , perhaps from Latin gurges, whirlpool, abyss

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Related Forms:

  • gorgˈer noun

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