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Definition of: gorge
(gôrj) noun
1. The throat; gullet.
2. A narrow passage between hills; ravine.
3. The act of gorging, or that which is gorged.
4. The part of a garment about the throat.
5. A jam: an ice gorge.
6. An entrance into a bastion or similar part of a fortification; hence, the rear of a redan or other work. For illustration see BASTION.
7. Bait used on a gorge hook.
8. Colloq. A full meal.
9. In falconry, the crop of a hawk. See synonyms under VALLEY.
—v. gorged, gorg·ing v.t.
1. To stuff with food; glut.
2. To swallow gluttonously; gulp down.
—v.i.
3. To stuff oneself with food. [<OF <L gurges a whirlpool]
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