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gorge

/ɡɔɹd͡ʒ/noun, verb1 syllable

Gorge means: overeat or eat immodestly; make a pig of oneself.

Synonyms for gorge22

noun, as in the passage between the pharynx and the stomach

esophagus, oesophagus, gullet

noun, as in a narrow pass (especially one between mountains)

defile

verb, as in overeat or eat immodestly; make a pig of oneself

ingurgitate, overindulge, glut, englut, stuff, engorge, overgorge, overeat, gormandize, gormandise, gourmandize, binge, pig out, satiate, scarf out

also used for gorge

canyon, gurge, sate

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What does gorge mean?4

verb

1

overeat or eat immodestly; make a pig of oneself“She stuffed herself at the dinner”

noun

1

the passage between the pharynx and the stomach

2

a narrow pass (especially one between mountains)

3

a deep ravine (usually with a river running through it)

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with gorge?2

one syllable

georgeforge
Show 40 near rhymes
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Gorge in a sentence

  • There is only one horse capable of jumping over that gorge.Amastan
  • An old, rickety footbridge is the only way to get to the other side of the gorge.darinmex
  • The shepherd's house stood in a gorge.AlanF_US
  • The gorge looked very deep to him.AlanF_US
  • Ironbridge Gorge is a Unesco world heritage site.sundown
  • I tripped on a stone, and if he hadn't caught me, I would have fallen into the gorge.AlanF_US

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Forms of gorge

as a noun

plural
gorges

as a verb

past tense
gorged
present participle
gorging
third-person singular
gorges
past participle
gorged