engorged
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en·gorge
(ĕn-gôrj′)v. en·gorged, en·gorg·ing, en·gorg·es
v.tr.
1. To devour greedily.
2. To gorge; glut.
3. To fill to excess, as with blood or other fluid.
v.intr.
To feed ravenously.
[French engorger, from Old French engorgier : en-, in; see en-1 + gorge, throat; see gorge.]
en·gorge′ment n.
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engorged
(ɪnˈɡɔːdʒd)adj
having been congested with blood
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| Adj. | 1. | engorged - overfull as with blood full - containing as much or as many as is possible or normal; "a full glass"; "a sky full of stars"; "a full life"; "the auditorium was full to overflowing" |
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engorged
adjective swollen, filled, enlarged, inflamed, bloated, puffy, puffed up, distended, tumescent, oedematous, tumid The tissues in the womb become engorged with blood.
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engorged
[ɪnˈgɔːrdʒd] adj (= swollen) → gonflé(e)engorged with blood → congestionné(e), gonflé(e) de sang
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engorged
adj → angeschwollen; something is engorged with blood → in etw (dat) → staut sich das Blut; the blood vessels that allow the penis to become engorged → die Blutgefäße, die den Penis anschwellen lassen
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en·gorged
a. distendido por exceso de líquidos;
congestionado de sangre.
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