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Gorge Very Common

Gorge has 9 different meanings across 3 categories:

Noun · Verb · Proper Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

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

"The hikers paused at the edge of the gorge to admire how the narrow river carved its way through the steep cliffs below."

2

a narrow pass (especially one between mountains)

"The hikers spent their lunch break in a rocky gorge carved deep between two towering peaks."

3

the passage between the pharynx and the stomach

"The doctor warned me to stop eating before surgery so that no food could remain in my gorge during the procedure."

4

The front aspect of the neck; the outside of the throat.

"After hours without a meal, he devoured an entire pizza in what amounted to a true gorge."

5

An act of gorging.

Verb
1

overeat or eat immodestly; make a pig of oneself

"She stuffed herself at the dinner"

"The kids binged on ice cream"

2

To stuff the gorge or gullet with food; to eat greedily and in large quantities.

"The hungry hikers stopped at the campsite and gorfed down three massive sandwiches without even tasting them first."

Adjective
1

Gorgeous.

"The sunset over the mountains was absolutely gorgeous."

Proper Noun
1

A male given name

"Gorge, my brother's nickname since he was a toddler, is quite popular at our local swim meet."

See Also
engorge rock gorgeous ravine gullet avon gorge replete chasm
Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
ravine pass passage muscular structure eat
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
gulch
Rhyming Words
urge orge virge serge targe barge surge norge purge verge forge merge jorge harge parge farge dirge large gurge marge
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