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
Synonyms:
defilegulletoesophagusesophagusgoozlecanyoncrevasseabysschasm
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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 gorge is defined as to consume or take too much of something, especially food.
An example of gorge is when you eat an entire pie and cake all by yourself.
YourDictionary
To swallow, especially with greediness, or in large mouthfuls or quantities.
Wiktionary
Synonyms:
scarf outsatiatepig-outbingegourmandizegormandisegormandizeovereatovergorgeengorgestuffenglutglutoverindulgeingurgitate
Antonyms:
abstaindietfastnibble
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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

Gorge Sentence Examples

  • Up the gorge, there were no climbers tacked to the icy walls.

  • Below the falls the river rushes through a rocky gorge, and openings in the cliffs to the water are rare.

  • The living casemates were under the gorge parapet.

  • The route Alex chose meandered through the gorge and then up a steep deer trail to the top of the mountain.

  • I thought he was a goner before we even got him out of the gorge.

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