gorge
1 of 3noun (1)
ˈgȯrj 
1
: a narrow passage through land
especially : a narrow steep-walled canyon or part of a canyon
2
: throat —often used with rise to indicate revulsion accompanied by a sensation of constriction
My gorge rises at the sight of blood.
3
a
: a hawk's crop
b
: stomach, belly
4
: the entrance into an outwork (such as a bastion) of a fort
5
: a primitive device used instead of a fishhook that consists of an object (such as a piece of bone attached in the middle of a line) easy to swallow but difficult to eject
6
: a mass choking a passage
a river dammed by an ice gorge
7
: the line on the front of a coat or jacket formed by the crease of the lapel and collar
gorge
2 of 3verb
gorged; gorging
intransitive verb
: to eat greedily or to repletion
also : to partake of something in large amounts
gorging on books
transitive verb
1
a
: to stuff to capacity : glut
b
: to fill completely or to the point of distension
veins gorged with blood
2
: to consume greedily
gorger noun
gorge
3 of 3noun (2)
: the act or an instance of gorging
Synonyms
Noun (1)
- canyon
- cañon
- col
- couloir
- defile
- flume
- gap
- gill [British]
- gulch
- gulf
- kloof [South African]
- linn [chiefly Scottish]
- notch
- pass
- ravine
- saddle
Verb
- cram
- glut
- sate
- stuff
- surfeit
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Example Sentences
Verb We gorged on chips and cookies. We gorged ourselves on chips and cookies.
Word History
Etymology
Noun (1), Verb, and Noun (2)
Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Late Latin gurga, alteration of gurges, from Latin, whirlpool — more at voracious
First Known Use
Noun (1)
14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2
Verb
14th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense
Noun (2)
1854, in the meaning defined above
Phrases Containing gorge
Kids Definition
gorge 1 of 2
noun
ˈgȯrj
: a narrow steep-walled canyon or part of a canyon
gorge
2 of 2verb
gorged; gorging
: to eat greedily
gorger
noun
as in pig
one who eats greedily or too much a shark that is such a gorger it can't move after devouring a meal Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- pig
- hog
- glutton
- cormorant
- overeater
- feaster
- trencherman
- stuffer
- gormandizer
- swiller
- gourmand
- muncher
- guzzler
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- dieter
- picker
- nibbler