gorge
gorge / gôrj/ • n. 1. a narrow valley between hills or mountains, typically with steep rocky walls and a stream running through it.2. archaic the throat. ∎ the contents of the stomach.3. Archit. the neck of a bastion or other outwork; the rear entrance to a fortification.4. a mass of ice obstructing a narrow passage, esp. a river.• v. [intr.] eat a large amount greedily; fill oneself with food: the river comes alive during March when fish gorge on caddisworms we used to go to all the little restaurants there and gorge ourselves.PHRASES: one's gorge rises one is sickened or disgusted: looking at it, Wendy felt her gorge rise.DERIVATIVES: gorg·er n.
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