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.
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adjective

(UK, slang) Gorgeous.

Oh, look at him: isn't he gorge?
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Other Word Forms of Gorge

Noun

Singular:
gorge
Plural:
gorges

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

  • Shortened from gorgeous.

    From Wiktionary

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