gorge
[noun]
Synonyms:
- ravine, canyon, chasm, cleft, defile, fissure, pass
[verb]
Synonyms:
- overeat, cram, devour, feed, glut, gobble, gulp, guzzle, stuff, wolf

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Related Idioms: eat like a horse, eat one out of house and home
Related Words: bolt, devour, gobble, guzzle, raven, wolf, overeat, overindulge, stuff

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English Thesaurus: valley, gorge, canyon, ravine, glen, ...

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I. gorge¹ /ɡɔːdʒ $ ɡɔːrdʒ/ noun [countable]
[Date: 1300-1400; Language: French; Origin: 'throat', from Latin gurges 'throat, whirlpool']

1. a deep narrow valley with steep sides

2. feel your gorge rise British English to feel very sick or angry, especially when you see or smell something very unpleasant

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II. gorge² verb

1. gorge yourself (on something) to eat until you are too full to eat any more Synonym : stuff yourself:
We gorged ourselves on ripe plums.

2. be gorged with something to be completely full of something:
The insect sucks until it is gorged with blood.

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III. gorge³ adjective British English spoken informal
extremely beautiful or attractive

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valley an area of lower land between two lines of hills or mountains, usually with a river flowing through it:
The route passes through a remote mountain valley.
a trek up the Gokyo Valley to see Mount Everest
gorge a deep narrow valley with steep sides - often used in names, especially in Europe:
The river flows through a deep gorge.
Cheddar Gorge
canyon a deep valley with very steep sides - often used in names, especially in North and South America:
She looked down the side of the canyon.
We visited the Grand Canyon in Arizona.
ravine a small valley with very steep sides:
He fell down a ravine.
glen a deep narrow valley in Scotland or Ireland:
They followed the river along the glen.
the Glens of Antrim
gully a small narrow valley, usually formed by a lot of rain flowing down the side of a hill:
They reached the top by scrambling up a gully.

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