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to gorge
01
to eat greedily and in large quantities
Intransitive: to gorge on food
Grammatical Information
Composition
Simple
Action verb
Regular
Present tense
gorge
3rd person singular
gorges
Present participle
gorging
Past simple
gorged
Past participle
gorged
Examples
After fasting all day, she decided to gorge on a hearty meal at the buffet, savoring each dish.
Gorge
01
a steep-sided valley, often with a stream running through it
Examples
The hikers explored a gorge carved by the river.
02
the passage connecting the pharynx to the stomach
Grammatical Information
Animacy status
Inanimate
Composition
Simple
Countable
Plural form
gorges
Examples
The doctor examined the patient 's gorge for signs of irritation.
03
a narrow passage, especially one between mountains, often used as a route or choke point
Examples
The army advanced through the mountain gorge.
Lexical Tree
disgorge
engorge
gorger
gorge
