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Adjective: engorged  en'gorjd or in'gorjd
  1. Overfull as with blood
    "After giving birth, a woman's breasts can become large and swollen, called engorged";
    - congested
Verb: engorge  en'gorj or in'gorj
  1. Eat excessively or gluttonously
    "The snake engorged itself on a large rodent";
    - gorge, ingurgitate [rare], overindulge, glut, englut [archaic], stuff, overgorge, overeat, gormandize, gormandise [Brit], gourmandize, binge [informal], pig out [informal], satiate, gourmandise [Brit]
     
  2. Fill to excess with blood, liquid, or other matter
    "The mosquito's abdomen engorged with blood"

See also: full

Type of: eat