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Noun: gorge  gorj
  1. A deep ravine (usually with a river running through it)
     
  2. A narrow pass (especially one between mountains)
    - defile
     
  3. The passage between the pharynx and the stomach
    - esophagus [N. Amer], oesophagus [Brit, Cdn], gullet
Verb: gorge  gorj
  1. Overeat or eat immodestly; make a pig of oneself
    "She gorged herself at the dinner";
    - ingurgitate [rare], overindulge, glut, englut [archaic], stuff, engorge, overgorge, overeat, gormandize, gormandise [Brit], gourmandize, binge [informal], pig out [informal], satiate, gourmandise [Brit]

Derived forms: gorges, gorged, gorging

Type of: eat, mountain pass, muscle system, muscular structure, musculature, notch, pass, passage, passageway, ravine

Part of: alimentary canal, alimentary tract, digestive tract, digestive tube, gastrointestinal tract, GI tract

Encyclopedia: Gorge