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gorge
(gôrj)n.
1. A deep narrow valley 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.
v. gorged, gorg·ing, gorg·es
v.tr.
1. To stuff with food; glut: gorged themselves with candy.
2. To devour greedily.
v.intr.
To eat gluttonously.
[Middle English, throat, from Old French, from Late Latin gurga, perhaps from Latin gurges, whirlpool, abyss.]
gorg′er n.
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gorge
(ɡɔːdʒ)n
1. (Physical Geography) a deep ravine, esp one through which a river runs
2. (Anatomy) the contents of the stomach
3. feelings of disgust or resentment (esp in the phrase one's gorge rises)
4. an obstructing mass: an ice gorge.
5. (Fortifications) fortifications
a. a narrow rear entrance to a work
b. the narrow part of a bastion or outwork
6. (Anatomy) archaic the throat or gullet
vb
7. (Falconry) (intr) falconry (of hawks) to eat until the crop is completely full
8. to swallow (food) ravenously
9. (tr) to stuff (oneself) with food
[C14: from Old French gorger to stuff, from gorge throat, from Late Latin gurga, modification of Latin gurges whirlpool]
ˈgorgeable adj
ˈgorger n
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gorge
(gɔrdʒ)n., v. gorged, gorg•ing. n.
1. a narrow cleft with steep, rocky walls, esp. one through which a stream runs.
2. a small canyon.
3. a gluttonous meal.
4. something that is swallowed; contents of the stomach.
5. an obstructing mass: an ice gorge.
6. the seam where the lapel joins the collar of a coat.
7. the rear part of a bastion or similar outwork of a fortification.
8. a primitive type of fishhook consisting of a sharply pointed piece of bone, antler, etc., that is attached to a line and lodges in a fish's gills when swallowed.
9. the throat; gullet.
10. a feeling of strong disgust or anger: Their cruelty made his gorge rise.
v.t. 11. to stuff with food: to gorge oneself.
12. to swallow, esp. greedily.
13. to fill or choke up.
v.i. 14. to eat greedily.
[1325–75;< Old French gorger, derivative of gorge throat « Latin gurguliō gullet, gurges whirlpool, eddy]
gorg′er, n.
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gorge
(gôrj) A deep, narrow passage with steep sides, often with a stream flowing through it.
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gorge
Past participle: gorged
Gerund: gorging
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Collins English Verb Tables © HarperCollins Publishers 2011
gorge
A deep, narrow, steep-sided valley, formed where a river erodes the floor far faster than the sides.
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Noun | 1. | gorge - a deep ravine (usually with a river running through it) ravine - a deep narrow steep-sided valley (especially one formed by running water) |
2. | gorge - a narrow pass (especially one between mountains) mountain pass, notch, pass - the location in a range of mountains of a geological formation that is lower than the surrounding peaks; "we got through the pass before it started to snow" | |
3. | gorge - the passage between the pharynx and the stomach passageway, passage - a path or channel or duct through or along which something may pass; "the nasal passages" alimentary canal, alimentary tract, digestive tract, digestive tube, gastrointestinal tract, GI tract - tubular passage of mucous membrane and muscle extending about 8.3 meters from mouth to anus; functions in digestion and elimination epicardia - the short part of the esophagus extending downward from the diaphragm to the stomach cardiac sphincter - the valve between the distal end of the esophagus and the stomach; the physiological sphincter at the esophagogastric junction | |
Verb | 1. | gorge - overeat or eat immodestly; make a pig of oneself; "She stuffed herself at the dinner"; "The kids binged on ice cream" binge, englut, engorge, glut, 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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gorge
noun
verb
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gorge
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Translations
مَضيق بين جَبَلَينيأكُل بِنَهَم وشراهَه
roklenacpat se
kløft
ahmiahotkiakuilukurkkukuru
bezabálszurdok
gljúfurháma í sig
apsirytiprisiryti
aizapierīties
pass
sarp vaditıka basa yemek
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
gorge
n
(Geog) → Schlucht f
vr → schlemmen, sich vollessen; (animal) → gierig fressen, schlingen; to gorge (oneself) on something (also fig) → etw in sich (acc) → hineinschlingen, etw verschlingen
vt they were gorged → sie hatten sich reichlich gesättigt (→ on an +dat); (animals) → sie hatten sich vollgefressen (→ on an +dat)
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
gorge
[gɔːdʒ]1. n (Geog, Anat) → gola
2. vt to gorge o.s. (with or on) → rimpinzarsi (di), ingozzarsi (di)
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
gorge
(goːdʒ) noun a deep narrow valley. A river ran along the bottom of the gorge.
verb to eat greedily until one is full. He gorged himself on fruit at the party.
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