en·gorge ( n-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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| Noun | 1. | engorgement - congestion with blood; "engorgement of the breast" hyperaemia, hyperemia - increased blood in an organ or other body part |
| 2. | engorgement - eating ravenously or voraciously to satiation |
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