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gorge

UK/ɡɔːdʒ/ US/ɡɔɹd͡ʒ/ uncommon archaic literary slang us
verb (1) noun (3)

verb

1.

overeat or eat immodestly; make a pig of oneself

  • “She stuffed herself at the dinner”
  • “The kids binged on icecream”
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noun

1.
2.

a narrow pass (especially one between mountains)

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Origin

From Middle English gorge (“esophagus, gullet; throat; bird's crop; food in a hawk's crop; food or drink that has been eaten”), a borrowing from Old French gorge (“throat”) (modern French gorge (“throat; breast”)), from Vulgar Latin *gorga, *gurga, from Latin gurges (“eddy, whirlpool; gulf; sea”), possibly from Proto-Indo-European *gʷerh₃- (“to devour, swallow; to eat”). The English word is cognate with Galician gorxa (“throat”), Italian gorga, gorgia (“gorge, ravine; (obsolete) throat”), Occitan gorga, gorja, Portuguese gorja (“gullet, throat; gorge”), Spanish gorja (“gullet, throat; gorge”). Doublet of gour and gurges.

Phrases

  • circle of the gorge
  • gorge circle
  • Gorge Creek
  • gorge fishing
  • gorge hook
  • Little Colorado River Gorge
  • Murray Gorge
  • Royal Gorge

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