gorge

[ gawrj ]

/ gɔrdʒ /

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noun

a narrow cleft with steep, rocky walls, especially one through which a stream runs.

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), gorged, gorg·ing.

to stuff with food (usually used reflexively or passively): He gorged himself. They were gorged.

to swallow, especially greedily.

to choke up (usually used passively).

verb (used without object), gorged, gorg·ing.

to eat greedily.

Idioms for gorge

make one's gorge rise, to evoke violent anger or strong disgust: The cruelty of war made his gorge rise.

Origin of gorge

1325–75; (v.) Middle English < Old French gorger, derivative of gorge throat < Vulgar Latin *gorga, akin to Latin gurguliō gullet, throat, gurges whirlpool, eddy

SYNONYMS FOR gorge

1 defile, ravine, notch, gap.

10 glut, cram, fill.

11 devour.

11, 13 bolt, gulp, gobble.

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OTHER WORDS FROM gorge

gorge·a·ble, adjective gorg·ed·ly

[gawr-jid-lee] /ˈgɔr dʒɪd li/, adverb gorg·er, noun

Words nearby gorge

gore-tex, gorehound, goren, gorey, gorgas, gorge, gorge hook, gorged, gorgeous, gorgerin, gorget

Definition for gorge (2 of 2)

gorge ²

[ gawrj ]

/ gɔrdʒ /

noun Heraldry.

gurge(def 2).

Example sentences from the Web for gorge

The Gorge has always been a hotbed of radicalism and arms smuggling, but now it is fast becoming a shahid factory.

The Secret Life of an ISIS Warlord |Will Cathcart, Vazha Tavberidze, Nino Burchuladze |October 27, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
The Gorge Amphitheatre plays host to the 3-day festival Sasquatch on the west coast in Washington.

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And in the late afternoon, be sure to take a short hike to see the sun begin to set in the gorge.

Big-Sky West Texas: A Road Trip Through Hidden America |Condé Nast Traveler |March 18, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
The town owes its unusual geography to the Rio Trejo, which eroded the gorge that the town is built in.

The Spanish Fraggle Rock: Setenil de las Bodegas Is an Andalucian Town Built Under a Rock |Nina Strochlic |January 2, 2014 |DAILY BEAST

All of which means banks and companies will be able to gorge on cheap short-term money for another year or two.

Bernanke Lays Off the Gas Before Handing Yellen the Wheel |Daniel Gross |December 18, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
They had a hope that the bear was still somewhere within the gorge; and that they might find him in some crevice or cave.

Bruin |Mayne Reid
Along that gorge rode a motley throng—bearded men on half-wild horses, five hundred strong, bristling with weapons.

The People of the Black Circle |Robert E. Howard
From the top of the gorge was an easy walk across fields to Moss Cottage.

For the School Colours |Angela Brazil
The point was this—when any decent man read an account of the political prisons in Naples his gorge rose.

Queen Victoria |Lytton Strachey
The gorge in which our party of thirty-two had entered ran within fifty feet to the left of us.

The Works of Edgar Allan Poe |Edgar Allan Poe

British Dictionary definitions for gorge

gorge

/ (ɡɔːdʒ) /

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

archaic the throat or gullet

verb Also: engorge

(intr) falconry (of hawks) to eat until the crop is completely full

to swallow (food) ravenously

(tr) to stuff (oneself) with food

Derived forms of gorge

gorgeable, adjective gorger, noun

Word Origin for gorge

C14: from Old French gorger to stuff, from gorge throat, from Late Latin gurga, modification of Latin gurges whirlpool

Scientific definitions for gorge

gorge

[ gôrj ]

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.

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gorge

noun

verb (used with object), gorged, gorg·ing.