gorge

UK: /ˈgɔː^rdʒ/ US: /gɔrdʒ/ ,(gôrj)

Inflections of 'gorge' (v): (⇒ conjugate)

gorges

v 3rd person singular

gorging

v pres p

gorged

v past

gorged

v past p

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025

gorge¹ /gɔrdʒ/   n., v., gorged, gorg•ing. 
n. 

1. Geography [countable] a narrow canyon with steep, rocky walls, esp. one through which a stream runs.
2. a feeling of strong disgust or anger:
   [uncountable] Their cruelty made his gorge rise.

v. 

3. to stuff with food;
   glut: [~ + oneself]
   to gorge oneself.
   [~ + on + object]
   gorged on food.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025

gorge¹  (gôrj), n., v., gorged, gorg•ing. 
n. 

1. Geography a narrow cleft with steep, rocky walls, esp. one through which a stream runs.
2. Geography a small canyon.
3. a gluttonous meal.
4. something that is swallowed; contents of the stomach.
5. an obstructing mass:
   an ice gorge.
6. Clothing the seam formed at the point where the lapel meets the collar of a jacket or coat.
7. [Fort.] the rear entrance or part of a bastion or similar outwork. See diag. under bastion. 
8. Also called gorge hook. a primitive type of fishhook consisting of a piece of stone or bone with sharpened ends and a hole or groove in the center for fastening a line.
9. the throat;
   gullet.
10. Idioms make one's gorge rise, to evoke violent anger or strong disgust:
    The cruelty of war made his gorge rise.

v.t. 

11. to stuff with food (usually used reflexively or passively):
    He gorged himself. They were gorged.
12. to swallow, esp. greedily.
13. to choke up (usually used passively).

v.i. 

14. to eat greedily.

• Vulgar Latin *gorga, akin to Latin gurguliō gullet, throat, gurges whirlpool, eddy
• Old French gorger, derivative of gorge throat
• (verb, verbal) Middle English 1325–75

gorge′a•ble, adj. 
gorg•ed•ly  (gôr′jid lē), adv.  gorg′er, n. 
Synonyms

• 1. defile, ravine, notch, gap.
• 11. glut, cram, fill.
• 12. devour.
• 12, 14. bolt, gulp, gobble.

gorge²  (gôrj), n. [Heraldry.]

1. Heraldry gurge (def. 2).

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

gorge / ɡɔːdʒ/ noun

1. a deep ravine, esp one through which a river runs
2. the contents of the stomach
3. feelings of disgust or resentment (esp in the phrase one's gorge rises)
4. an obstructing mass: an ice gorge
5. a narrow rear entrance to a work
6. the throat or gullet

verb
also: engorge

1. to swallow (food) ravenously
2. (transitive) to stuff (oneself) with food

Etymology: 14th Century: from Old French gorger to stuff, from gorge throat, from Late Latin gurga, modification of Latin gurges whirlpool