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binge
(bĭnj)n.
A period of excessive or uncontrolled indulgence, especially in food or drink.
intr.v. binged, binge·ing or bing·ing, bing·es
To be immoderately self-indulgent and unrestrained, especially in food or drink.
[From dialectal binge, to soak.]
bing′er n.
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binge
(bɪndʒ)n
1. a bout of excessive eating or drinking
2. excessive indulgence in anything: a shopping binge.
vb (intr) , binges, bingeing, binging or binged
to indulge in a binge (esp of eating or drinking)
[C19: probably Lincolnshire dialect binge to soak]
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(bɪndʒ)n., v. binged, bing•ing. n.
1. a bout of excessive indulgence in eating or drinking; spree.
v.i. 2. to go on a binge.
[1850–55]
bing′er, n.
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Past participle: binged
Gerund: binging/bingeing
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| Noun | 1. | binge - any act of immoderate indulgence; "an orgy of shopping"; "an emotional binge"; "a splurge of spending" |
| 2. |  binge - an occasion for excessive eating or drinking; "they went on a bust that lasted three days"piss-up - vulgar expression for a bout of heavy drinking | |
| Verb | 1. |  binge - overeat or eat immodestly; make a pig of oneself; "She stuffed herself at the dinner"; "The kids binged on ice cream"englut, engorge, glut, gorge, gormandise, gormandize, gourmandize, ingurgitate, overeat, overgorge, overindulge, pig out, scarf out, satiate, stuff eat - eat a meal; take a meal; "We did not eat until 10 P.M. because there were so many phone calls"; "I didn't eat yet, so I gladly accept your invitation" |
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binge
noun (Informal)
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Translations
binge
[bɪndʒ]A. N [of drinking] → borrachera f; [of eating] → comilona f, atracón m
to go on a binge → ir de juerga
to go on a spending binge → salir de compras a despilfarrar el dinero
to go on a binge → ir de juerga
to go on a spending binge → salir de compras a despilfarrar el dinero
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[ˈbɪndʒ] vi (= consume too much) → faire des excès (= drink) → se soûler (= eat too much) → manger à l'excès; [eat compulsively] → manger compulsivement (= shop) → faire une razzia
to binge on chocolate → s'empiffrer de chocolat
to binge on whisky → se soûler au whisky binge drinking, binge eatingbinge drinking n → dipsomanie fbinge eating n (by person with eating disorder) → hyperphagie f boulimique, grignotage m compulsif
to binge on chocolate → s'empiffrer de chocolat
to binge on whisky → se soûler au whisky binge drinking, binge eatingbinge drinking n → dipsomanie fbinge eating n (by person with eating disorder) → hyperphagie f boulimique, grignotage m compulsif
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[bɪndʒ] (fam)Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
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n (alcohol) borrachera (esp. por varios días seguidos); (food) atracón m, período de comer en exceso; — eating atracones de comida, (el) comer en exceso periódicamente; vi beber alcohol en exceso periódicamente; comer en exceso periódicamenteEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.