gorge
To stuff the gorge or gullet with foodTo stuff the gorge or gullet with food; to eat greedily and in large quantities.
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» Tom gorges himself whenever he eats at that restaurant.
Том обжирается всякий раз, когда ест в том ресторане. — sharptoothed
Том всегда наедается до отвала в том ресторане. — Karok
CK · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
4 senses(intransitive, reflexive)To stuff the gorge or gullet with food; to eat greedily and in large quantities.
They gorged themselves on chocolate and cake.
sich vollfressen, sich vollstopfen
жратьžratʹ
же́ртиžérty
(transitive)To swallow, especially with greediness, or in large mouthfuls or quantities.
(transitive)To fill up to the throat; to glut, to satiate.
(transitive)To fill up (an organ, a vein, etc.); to block up or obstruct; (US, specifically) of ice: to choke or fill a channel or passage, causing an obstruction.
- overeat or eat immodestly; make a pig of oneself
Examples
14 sentencesTom gorges himself whenever he eats at that restaurant.
ruТом обжирается всякий раз, когда ест в том ресторане. — sharptoothed
He gorged himself on ice cream.
ruОн объелся мороженого. — marafon
deEr schlang gierig Eis in sich hinein. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
The shepherd's house stood in a gorge.
ruДом чабана стоял в ущелье. — BW
deDas Haus des Schäfers stand in einer Schlucht. — Yorwba
The gorge looked very deep to him.
ruУщелье показалось ему очень глубоким. — ZegPhig
He gorges himself whenever he eats at that restaurant.
Translations
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Origin
The verb is derived from Middle English gorgen (“to eat greedily; to gorge”), a borrowingThe verb is derived from Middle English gorgen (“to eat greedily; to gorge”), a borrowing from Old French gorger, gorgier (modern French gorger (“to eat greedily; to gorge”)), from gorge (“throat”); see further at etymology 1.
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Forms
gorges, gorging, gorged, gorgedSynonyms
16 synonymsWord family
7 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.