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November 20, 2017 Word of the Day

gorge /ˈgoɚʤ/ verb
gorge
/ˈgoɚʤ/
verb

gorges; gorged; gorging

The woman is gorging on desserts.
The woman is gorging on desserts.
Definition of GORGE

1 : to eat large amounts of food — usually + on

[no object]

  • We gorged on chips and cookies.

[+ object]

  • We gorged ourselves on chips and cookies.

2 [+ object] : to fill (something) completely — usually used as (be) gorged

  • tissue gorged with blood

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