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gorge 1[gawrj] SynonymsExamplesWord Origin noun

a narrow cleft with steep, rocky walls, especially one through which a stream runs.
a small canyon.
a gluttonous meal.
something that is swallowed; contents of the stomach.
an obstructing mass: an ice gorge.
the seam formed at the point where the lapel meets the collar of a jacket or coat.
Fortification. the rear entrance or part of a bastion or similar outwork.
Also called gorge hook. a primitive type of fishhook consisting of a piece of stone or bone with sharpened ends and a hole or groove in the center for fastening a line.
the throat; gullet.

verb (used with object), gorged, gorg·ing.

to stuff with food (usually used reflexively or passively): He gorged himself. They were gorged.
to swallow, especially greedily.
to choke up (usually used passively).

verb (used without object), gorged, gorg·ing.

to eat greedily.

Idioms

make one’s gorge rise, to evoke violent anger or strong disgust: The cruelty of war made his gorge rise.

Origin of gorge 1 1325–75; (v.) Middle English Old French gorger, derivative of gorge throat Vulgar Latin *gorga, akin to Latin gurguliō gullet, throat, gurges whirlpool, eddyRelated formsgorge·a·ble, adjectivegorg·ed·ly [gawr-jid-lee] /ˈgɔr dʒɪd li/, adverbgorg·er, nounSynonyms for gorge 1. defile, ravine, notch, gap. 10. glut, cram, fill. 11. devour. 11, 13. bolt, gulp, gobble. gorge 2[gawrj] noun Heraldry.

gurge(def 2).

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019 Related Words for gorges ravine, canyon, crevasse, chasm, glen, abyss, fissure, flume, gap, pass, gulch, cleft, arroyo, clove, feed, surfeit, glut, guzzle, overeat, cloy Examples from the Web for gorges Contemporary Examples of gorges

These were then spread over a 300-mile radius, covered in ravines, gorges and pine forests.

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J.P. O’Malley

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She is a perpetually single woman in her 30s who gorges on junk food.

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Neel Shah

November 24, 2008

Historical Examples of gorges

St. nimie is not once mentioned, and nothing is said about the gorges of the Tarn.

The Roof of France

Matilda Betham-Edwards

All about me are grand views, for the clouds are playing again in the gorges.

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He was, no doubt, at present in the gorges beyond the forests of the Mambava.

Sacrifice

Stephen French Whitman

The rest forsook the mules and took to the gorges, where the horses could not follow them.

Carmen

Prosper Merimee

Upon this Gorges pushed Raleigh’s boat away, and bid him hasten home.

Raleigh

Edmund Gosse

British Dictionary definitions for gorges gorge noun

a deep ravine, esp one through which a river runs
the contents of the stomach
feelings of disgust or resentment (esp in the phrase one’s gorge rises)
an obstructing massan ice gorge
fortifications
1. a narrow rear entrance to a work
2. the narrow part of a bastion or outwork
archaic the throat or gullet

verb Also: engorge

(intr) falconry (of hawks) to eat until the crop is completely full
to swallow (food) ravenously
(tr) to stuff (oneself) with food

Derived Formsgorgeable, adjectivegorger, nounWord Origin for gorge C14: from Old French gorger to stuff, from gorge throat, from Late Latin gurga, modification of Latin gurges whirlpool Collins English Dictionary – Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Word Origin and History for gorges gorge v.

“eat greedily,” c.1300, from Old French gorger, from gorge (see gorge (n.)). Related: Gorged; gorging.

gorge n.

mid-14c., “throat,” from Old French gorge “throat, bosom,” from Late Latin gurges “gullet, throat, jaws,” of uncertain origin, probably related to Latin gurgulio “gullet, windpipe,” from PIE *gwere- “to swallow.” Transferred sense of “deep, narrow valley” was in Old French.

A deep, narrow valley with steep rocky sides, often with a stream flowing through it. Gorges are smaller and narrower than canyons and are often a part of a canyon.