I. gorge 1 /ɡɔːdʒ $ ɡɔːrdʒ/ BrE AmE noun [countable]
[ Date: 1300-1400 ; Language: French ; Origin: 'throat' , from Latin gurges 'throat, whirlpool' ]
1 . a deep narrow valley with steep sides
2 . feel your gorge rise British English to feel very sick or angry, especially when you see or smell something very unpleasant
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THESAURUS
▪ valley an area of lower land between two lines of hills or mountains, usually with a river flowing through it:
The route passes through a remote mountain valley.
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a trek up the Gokyo Valley to see Mount Everest
▪ gorge a deep narrow valley with steep sides - often used in names, especially in Europe:
The river flows through a deep gorge.
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Cheddar Gorge
▪ canyon a deep valley with very steep sides - often used in names, especially in North and South America:
She looked down the side of the canyon.
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We visited the Grand Canyon in Arizona.
▪ ravine a small valley with very steep sides:
He fell down a ravine.
▪ glen a deep narrow valley in Scotland or Ireland:
They followed the river along the glen.
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the Glens of Antrim
▪ gully a small narrow valley, usually formed by a lot of rain flowing down the side of a hill:
They reached the top by scrambling up a gully.
II. gorge 2 BrE AmE verb
1 . gorge yourself (on something) to eat until you are too full to eat any more SYN stuff yourself :
We gorged ourselves on ripe plums.
2 . be gorged with something to be completely full of something:
The insect sucks until it is gorged with blood.
III. gorge 3 BrE AmE adjective British English spoken informal
extremely beautiful or attractive