gorge

gorge
I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Late Latin gurga, alteration of gurges, from Latin, whirlpool — more at voracious Date: 14th century 1. throat — often used with rise to indicate revulsion accompanied by a sensation of constriction <
my gorge rises at the sight of blood
>
2. a. a hawk's crop b. stomach, belly 3. the entrance into an outwork (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 (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 II. verb (gorged; gorging) Date: 14th century intransitive verb to eat greedily or to repletion; also to partake of something in large amounts <
gorging on books
>
intransitive 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 Synonyms: see satiategorger noun III. noun Date: 1854 the act or an instance of gorging

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  • gorge — [ gɔrʒ ] n. f. • 1130; lat. pop. °gurga, class. gurges « gouffre » I ♦ 1 ♦ Parties antérieure et latérale du cou. La gorge et la nuque. Se protéger la gorge avec une écharpe. Gorge nue, découverte. Serrer la gorge de qqn. ⇒fam. kiki, sifflet;… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • gorge — GORGE. s. f. La partie du col qui est au dessous du menton. Il a la gorge enflée. prendre à la gorge. couper la gorge. pigeons à grosse gorge. couleur de gorge de pigeon. c est un franc masle, il a la gorge noire. Il se prend aussi, pour Le… …   Dictionnaire de l'Académie française

  • gorge — Gorge, Signifie quelquesfois le profond de la bouche, attenant au gosier. Selon ce on dit, Il a menti par sa gorge, Il est pendu par la gorge, On luy a couppé la gorge, on l a esgorgeté, ou esgosillé. Dont aussi Couppegorge, m. penac. Est appelé… …   Thresor de la langue françoyse

  • Gorge — Gorge, n. [F. gorge, LL. gorgia, throat, narrow pass, and gorga abyss, whirlpool, prob. fr. L. gurgea whirlpool, gulf, abyss; cf. Skr. gargara whirlpool, g[.r] to devour. Cf. {Gorget}.] 1. The throat; the gullet; the canal by which food passes to …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Gorge — steht für: Gorge (Schlucht), französisch und englisch für „Schlucht“, häufiger geografischer Namensbestandteil Gorge (griechische Mythologie), Figur in der griechischen Mythologie Gorge ist der Name von: Hugo Gorge (1883–1934), österreichischer… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • gorgé — gorgé, ée (gor jé, jée) part. passé de gorger. 1°   À qui on a mis de l aliment dans la gorge. Pigeon gorgé. 2°   Qui a beaucoup mangé. Un enfant gorgé de bonbons.    Terme de fauconnerie. Se dit d un oiseau qui est repu.    Fig. Gorgé de… …   Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré

  • Gorge — Gorge, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Gorged}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Gorging}.] [F. gorger. See {Gorge}, n.] 1. To swallow; especially, to swallow with greediness, or in large mouthfuls or quantities. [1913 Webster] The fish has gorged the hook. Johnson. [1913… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • GORGE — apud Higin. c. 174. At sorores Meleagri, praeter Gorgen et Deianir am flendo, Deorum voluntate, in aves sunt commutata, Stat. Theb. l. 5. v. 206. Heimum temer aria Gorge Evinctum ramis Γόργη Apollod. l. 1. de Ocnei liberis καὶ θυγατέρα Γόργην, ἣν …   Hofmann J. Lexicon universale

  • gorge — ► NOUN 1) a steep, narrow valley or ravine. 2) archaic the contents of the stomach. ► VERB ▪ eat a large amount greedily. ● one s gorge rises Cf. ↑one s gorge rises DERIVATIVES …   English terms dictionary

  • gorge — [gôrj] n. [ME < OFr, throat, gullet < LL * gurga, throat, narrow pass, for L gurges, whirlpool < IE base * gwer , to swallow up > L vorare] 1. the throat or gullet 2. the crop or stomach of a hawk 3. a) the maw or stomach of a… …   English World dictionary

  • Gorge — Gorge, v. i. To eat greedily and to satiety. Milton. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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