n.
Pronunciation: ' go ̇ rj
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Late Latin gurga, alteration of gurges, from Latin, whirlpool ― more at VORACIOUS
Date: 14th century
1 : THROAT ― often used with rise to indicate revulsion accompanied by a sensation of constriction <my gorge rises at the sight of blood>
2 a : a hawk's crop b : STOMACH , BELLY
3 : the entrance into an outwork (as a bastion) of a fort
4 : a narrow passage through land especially : a narrow steep-walled canyon or part of a canyon
5 : a primitive device used instead of a fishhook that consists of an object (as a piece of bone attached in the middle of a line) easy to swallow but difficult to eject
6 : a mass choking a passage <a river dammed by an ice gorge >
7 : the line on the front of a coat or jacket formed by the crease of the lapel and collar