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gorge
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- pronunciation:
- gorj
- parts of speech:
- noun, transitive verb, intransitive verb
- phrases:
- make one's gorge rise
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun, verb), Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
a narrow space between rocky cliffs, usu. with a stream at the bottom; ravine.
We walked along the stream at the bottom of the gorge.- synonyms:
- canyon, defile, gulch, notch, ravine
- similar words:
- arroyo, chasm, cleft, crevasse, gap, glen, gulf, gullet, gully, rift
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| definition 2: |
the action of eating to great excess.
- synonyms:
- pig-out, surfeit
- similar words:
- gluttony, orgy
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| definition 3: |
a meal at which excessive eating takes place.
- synonyms:
- binge, orgy, pig-out
- similar words:
- feast
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| definition 4: |
the throat.
- synonyms:
- gullet, throat
- similar words:
- esophagus
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| related words: |
abyss, canyon, feed, kettle, valley |
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| phrase: |
make one's gorge rise |
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| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
gorges, gorging, gorged |
| definition: |
to fill (oneself) excessively with food; stuff.
I gorged myself at the buffet.- synonyms:
- cram, glut, sate, satiate, stuff, surfeit
- similar words:
- guzzle, overindulge
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| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| definition: |
to eat to great excess.
- synonyms:
- cram, glut, stuff
- similar words:
- guzzle, overeat, overindulge
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| related words: |
binge, feast, load |
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