binge
A short period of excessive consumption, especially of food, alcohol, narcotics, etcA short period of excessive consumption, especially of food, alcohol, narcotics, etc.
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» I knew Tom was a binge drinker.
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2 sensesA short period of excessive consumption, especially of food, alcohol, narcotics, etc.
Gelage, Trinkgelage, Saufgelage
пиру́шкаpirúška, запо́йzapój
ви́пивкаvýpyvka, п'я́нкаpʺjánka, пия́тикаpyjátyka
(broadly)A compressed period of an activity done in excess, such as watching a television show.
- any act of immoderate indulgence
- an occasion for excessive eating or drinking
Examples
47 sentencesI knew Tom was a binge drinker.
I know Tom is a binge drinker.
Tom said that Mary is a binge drinker.
deTom sagte, Maria sei eine Komasäuferin. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
I knew that Tom was a binge drinker.
I know that Tom is a binge drinker.
Translations
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Origin
From Leicestershire and Northamptonshire dialect, binge (“to drink deeply", also "to soak,From Leicestershire and Northamptonshire dialect, binge (“to drink deeply", also "to soak, steep, drench", specifically "to swell a leaky wooden vessel by filling it with or plunging it into water”), of unknown origin.
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Forms
plural: bingesSynonyms
10 synonymsWord family
20 related wordsCollocations
3 patterns- a binge drinker
- binge drinker
- is a binge
See also
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