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Complete Definition of "gorge"

English

Etymology 1
Middle English, from French, from Late Latin gurga

Pronunciation
IPA|/ɡɔËdÊ’/, SAMPA|/gO:dZ/
:Rhymes:English:-É”Ë(r)dÊ’|Rhymes: -É”Ë(r)dÊ’

Noun
en-noun

  1. A deep narrow passage with steep rocky sides; a ravine
  2. The throat or gullet

Translations
trans-top|deep passage
Bosnian: klisura#Bosnian|klisura f
Chinese: 峽谷, 峡谷
Dutch: kloof f
Finnish: sola, rotko, kuilu
German: Schlucht f
Greek: φαÏάγγι (farangi) n
trans-mid
Japanese: 峡谷 (kyÅkoku)
Korean: 골짜기 (goljjagi), 협곡 (峽谷, hyeobgog, hyeopgok)
Polish: wąwóz m, jar m
Serbian:
:Cyrillic: клиÑура#Serbian|клиÑура f
:Latin: klisura#Serbian|klisura f
Swedish: pass n
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trans-top|gullet
Bosnian: grkljan m
Finnish: kurkku
Japanese: é£Ÿé“ (shokudÅ)
Korean: 목구ë©(moggumeong, mok-)
trans-mid
Polish: gardło n
Serbian:
:Cyrillic: гркљан m
:Latin: grkljan m
Swedish: svalg c
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Verb
en-verb|gorg|ing

  1. context|reflexive|followed by on To eat greedily and in large quantities.

#:They gorged themselves on chocolate and cake.

Derived terms
disgorge
engorge

Translations
rfc-level|Translations at L4+ not in L3 POS section
trans-top|to eat greedily
Bosnian: nasititi, nasititi se
Finnish: hotkia, ahmia
French: gorger, se gorger
German: sättigen, sättigen sich
Japanese: é£Ÿã„æºœã‚ (kuidame)
trans-mid
Korean: 꿀꺽하다 (kkulkkeok-hada), 삼키다 (samkida)
Serbian:
:Cyrillic: наÑитити, наÑитити Ñе
:Latin: nasititi, nasititi se
Swedish: proppa i sig
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trans-top|translations to be checked
ttbc|Chinese: 狼åžè™Žå’½
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Etymology 2
Shortened from gorgeous

Adjective
gorge<!--comparative and superlative?-->

  1. slang Gorgeous.

#:Oh, look at him, isn't he gorge!

Category:English intransitive verbs


French

Noun
fr-noun|f

  1. throat

Verb
gorge

  1. First-person and third-person singular indicative present of the verb gorger.
  2. First-person and third-person singular subjunctive present of the verb gorger.

Category:French verb forms
Derived terms
égorger
rouge-gorge
soutien-gorge

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