gorge

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.

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[Middle English, throat, from Old French, from Late Latin gurga, perhaps from Latin gurges, whirlpool, abyss.]

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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

Imperative

gorge

gorge

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gorge

A deep, narrow, steep-sided valley, formed where a river erodes the floor far faster than the sides.

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	gorge - a deep ravine (usually with a river running through it) flume, gulch - a narrow gorge with a stream 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) defile 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 esophagus, gullet, oesophagus passageway, passage - a path or channel or duct through or along which something may pass; "the nasal passages" muscle system, muscular structure, musculature - the muscular system of an organism 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

1. ravine, canyon, pass, clough (dialect), chasm, cleft, fissure, defile, gulch a steep path into Crete's Samaria Gorge

verb

1. overeat, bolt, devour, gobble, wolf, swallow, gulp, guzzle, pig out (slang) I could spend all day gorging on chocolate.

2. (usually reflexive) stuff, fill, feed, cram, glut, surfeit, satiate, sate Three men were gorging themselves on grouse and watermelon.

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gorge

verb

To satisfy to the full or to excess:

cloy, engorge, glut, pall, sate, satiate, surfeit.

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Translations

مَضيق بين جَبَلَينيأكُل بِنَهَم وشراهَه

roklenacpat se

kløft

SchluchtvollstopfenFelsschluchtfressen

φαράγγι

ahmiahotkiakuilukurkkukuru

gorgegorger de

bezabálszurdok

gljúfurháma í sig

forragolarimpinzarerimpinzarsianfratto

apsirytiprisiryti

aizapierīties

kloof

proppe i segstappe i seg

gardłojarwąwóz

gargantagorja

pass

sarp vaditıka basa yemek

塞饱峡谷拼命吃

gorge

[gɔːdʒ]

A. N

1. (Geog) → cañón m, barranco m

2. (Anat) → garganta f
my gorge rises at it → me da asco

B. VT to gorge o.s → atracarse (with, on de)

C. VI → atracarse (on de)

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gorge

[ˈgɔː^rdʒ]

n → gorge f

vt
to gorge o.s. → se gaver
to gorge o.s. on sth → se gaver de qch

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

gorge

n

(Geog) → Schlucht f

(old: = gullet) → Schlund m; it stuck in my gorge to … (fig) → es war mir zuwider, zu …; it makes my gorge rise (fig: = makes me angry) → dabei kommt mir die Galle hoch

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)

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gorge

[gɔːdʒ]

1. n (Geog, Anat) → gola

2. vt to gorge o.s. (with or on) → rimpinzarsi (di), ingozzarsi (di)

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gorge

(goːdʒ) noun

a deep narrow valley. A river ran along the bottom of the gorge. ravyn, kloof مَضيق بين جَبَلَين клисура desfiladeiro rokle die Felsschlucht kløft φαράγγιdesfiladero; barranco kuristik گردنه rotko gorgeגיא तंग घाटी gudura, kanjon szurdok jurang gljúfur gola 峡谷 깊은 골짜기 tarpeklis aiza gaung ravijn, bergkloof, afgrondgjel, juv, kløftwąwóz ستونى، مرۍ: تنګى desfiladeiro trecă­toare, defileu ущелье roklina soteska klisura klyfta, trångt bergspass ช่องเขา sarp vadi 峽谷 вузька ущелина گھاٹی hẻm núi 峡谷

verb

to eat greedily until one is full. He gorged himself on fruit at the party. verslind, volprop يأكُل بِنَهَم وشراهَه тъпча се empanturrar-se nacpat se vollstopfen proppe sig med τρώω λαίμαργα, μπουκώνω atiborrarse de, atracarse de, hartarse de kurguni täis õgima شکمی از عزا درآوردن mässäillä se gorger de לִזלוֹל गले तक खा लेना prežderavati se bezabál melahap háma í sig ingozzarsi がつがつ食べる 게걸스럽게 먹다 prisiryti, apsiryti pierīties melahap zich volproppen met stappe/proppe i seg opychać się په حرص خوړل، اپيلل، ډير خوړل empanturrar-se a înfu­leca объедаться napchať sa basati se prejesti se proppa i sig, frossa på กินอย่างตะกละ tıka basa yemek 拼命吃, 塞飽 пожадливо їсти پیٹ بھر کر کھانا ngốn; tọng vào 拼命吃，塞饱

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