I. ˈgȯrj 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
II. verb
( gorged ; gorg·ing )
Date: 14th century
intransitive verb
: to eat greedily or to repletion ; also : to partake of something in large amounts
gorging on books
intransitive verb
1.
a. : to stuff to capacity : glut
b. : to fill completely or to the point of distension
veins gorged with blood
2. : to consume greedily
Synonyms: see satiate
• gorg·er noun
III. noun
Date: 1854
: the act or an instance of gorging