gorge
noun (1)
\ ˈgȯrj
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Definition of gorge
(Entry 1 of 3)
1
: throat
—often used with rise to indicate revulsion accompanied by a sensation of constriction my gorge rises at the sight of blood
3
: the entrance into an outwork (such as a bastion) of a fort
4
: a narrow passage through land
especially
: a narrow steep-walled canyon or part of a canyon
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
verb
gorged;
gorging
Definition of gorge (Entry 2 of 3)
: to eat greedily or to repletion
also
: to partake of something in large amounts
gorging on books
1a
: to stuff to capacity : glut
b
: to fill completely or to the point of distension
veins gorged with blood
2
: to consume greedily