gorged


gorge

G0200700 (gôrj)n.1. A deep narrow valley with steep rocky sides; a ravine.2. A narrow entrance into the outwork of a fortification.3. The throat; the gullet: The gory sight made my gorge rise.4. The crop of a hawk.5. An instance of gluttonous eating.6. The contents of the stomach; something swallowed.7. A mass obstructing a narrow passage: a shipping lane blocked by an ice gorge.8. The seam on the front of a coat or jacket where the lapel and the collar are joined.v. gorged, gorg·ing, gorg·es v.tr.1. To stuff with food; glut: gorged themselves with candy.2. To devour greedily.v.intr. To eat gluttonously.
[Middle English, throat, from Old French, from Late Latin gurga, perhaps from Latin gurges, whirlpool, abyss.]
gorg′er n.