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gorge

UK
/ɡɔːdʒ/
US
/ɡɔrdʒ/

Translations

gorgenoun
gorges
pl
UK
/ɡɔːdʒ/
US
/ɡɔrdʒ/
embâcleAu sens d’obstruction de glace dans un cours d’eau.
The spring thaw caused the ice gorge to break apart, allowing the river to flow freely again.
Le dégel printanier a fait éclater l’embâcle, permettant à la rivière de couler de nouveau librement.
The hikers marveled at the breathtaking views as they walked through the gorge.
Les randonneurs admiraient les vues à couper le souffle en traversant la gorge.
gorgeAnatomie.
The fishbone got stuck in his gorge, causing him to cough violently.
L’arête de poisson est restée coincée dans sa gorge, le faisant tousser violemment.
Additional translations
gorgeTerminologie militaire.
Synonyms
ravine
canyon
gully
chasm
valley
gorgeverb
gorged
Past Simple
gorged
Past Participle
gorging
Gerund
UK
/ɡɔːdʒ/
US
/ɡɔrdʒ/
s'engorgerAu sens d’obstruer ou de remplir un passage.
The heavy rains caused the river to gorge with debris and mud.
Les fortes pluies ont fait s’engorger la rivière de débris et de boue.
se gaverFamilier.
After fasting all day, he gorged on the feast laid out before him.
Après avoir jeûné toute la journée, il s’est gavé du festin dressé devant lui.
Synonyms
overindulge
satiate
stuff
feast
gobble
devour

Definitions

gorgenoun
A narrow valley between hills or mountains, typically with steep rocky walls and a stream running through it.
The hikers marveled at the breathtaking views as they walked through the gorge.
The throat or gullet.
The fishbone got stuck in his gorge, causing him to cough violently.
A mass of ice obstructing a narrow passage, especially in a river.
The spring thaw caused the ice gorge to break apart, allowing the river to flow freely again.
(chiefly literary) The contents of the stomach regarded as about to be vomited, or a feeling of extreme disgust, especially in the phrase 'one's gorge rises'.
His gorge rose at the gruesome details revealed in court.
An instance of eating greedily; a gluttonous meal or feast.
They had a midnight gorge on pizza and ice cream.
The entrance or rear part of a bastion or other fortification.
The guards retreated through the gorge of the bastion when the walls were breached.
gorgeverb
To eat a large amount greedily; to fill oneself with food.
After fasting all day, he gorged on the feast laid out before him.
To fill or choke up (a channel or passage) with something.
The heavy rains caused the river to gorge with debris and mud.
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