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gorge
1[gawrj]
noun
a narrow cleft with steep, rocky walls, especially one through which a stream runs.
Synonyms: , , ,a small canyon.
a gluttonous meal.
something that is swallowed; contents of the stomach.
an obstructing mass.
an ice gorge.
the seam formed at the point where the lapel meets the collar of a jacket or coat.
Fortification.the rear entrance or part of a bastion or similar outwork.
Also called gorge hook.a primitive type of fishhook consisting of a piece of stone or bone with sharpened ends and a hole or groove in the center for fastening a line.
the throat; gullet.
verb (used with object)
to stuff with food (usually used reflexively or passively).
He gorged himself. They were gorged.
Synonyms: , ,to swallow, especially greedily.
Synonyms: , , ,to choke up (usually used passively).
verb (used without object)
to eat greedily.
gorge
2[gawrj]
noun
gorge
/ ɡɔː /
noun
a deep ravine, esp one through which a river runs
the contents of the stomach
feelings of disgust or resentment (esp in the phrase one's gorge rises )
an obstructing mass
an ice gorge
fortifications
a narrow rear entrance to a work
the narrow part of a bastion or outwork
archaicthe throat or gullet
verb
(intr) falconry (of hawks) to eat until the crop is completely full
to swallow (food) ravenously
(tr) to stuff (oneself) with food
gorge
A deep, narrow valley with steep rocky sides, often with a stream flowing through it. Gorges are smaller and narrower than canyons and are often a part of a canyon.
Other 51Թ Forms
- gorgeable adjective
- gorgedly adverb
- gorger noun
- ˈǰ noun
- ˈǰ adjective
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of gorge1
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of gorge1
Idioms and Phrases
make one's gorge rise, to evoke violent anger or strong disgust.
The cruelty of war made his gorge rise.
Example Sentences
“The bed bugs latched onto the Plaintiffs while they slept, sucked their blood until they were gorged, and resisted eradication,” according to the complaint.
The gorge happened more or less as best I could write it down.
Rather, it denotes licentiousness and lack of control, the actions of a toddler gorging himself on chocolate until he is sick.
A bloated mafia petro-state where one man decides everything, where bureaucrats and siloviki gorge themselves on stolen wealth, where the government doesn’t shrink but suffocates everything beneath it.
It was during the night of 28 February 2023 that a passenger train packed with students collided head-on with a goods train near the Tempi gorge in central Greece.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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