gorge | ||
1. | [ verb ] (food) overeat or eat immodestly; make a pig of oneself | |
Synonyms: | glut overeat overindulge gormandize stuff englut binge overgorge gormandise gourmandize engorge pig_out satiate scarf_out ingurgitate | |
Examples: | "She stuffed herself at the dinner" "The kids binged on icecream" |
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Related terms: | nibble eat fill_up overindulgence engorgement bust scoffer | |
2. | [ noun ] (geography) a narrow pass (especially one between mountains) | |
Synonyms: | defile | |
Related terms: | pass | |
3. | [ noun ] (geography) a deep ravine (usually with a river running through it) | |
Related terms: | ravine gulch Olduvai_Gorge cataract_canyon Grand_Canyon | |
4. | [ noun ] (anatomy,zoology) the passage between the pharynx and the stomach | |
Synonyms: | oesophagus gullet esophagus | |
Related terms: | muscular_structure passage alimentary_canal epicardia cardiac_sphincter | |
Similar spelling: |
gorse Goers George Gowers Gorecki George_I |