binge

1. 1.

   overeat or eat immodestly; make a pig of oneself

   “She stuffed herself at the dinner”

   “The kids binged on ice cream”

   Synonymsgorgeingurgitateoverindulgeglutenglutstuffengorgeovergorgeovereatgormandizegormandisegourmandizepig outsatiate

   Broadereat

Other forms of binge

plural

binges·

past tense

binged·

present participle

binging·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about binge

What does binge mean?

binge means "any act of immoderate indulgence". That is the primary sense; the word has 3 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in binge?

binge has 1 syllable: binge. In IPA it is /ˈbɪndʒ/.

What is another word for binge?

Close synonyms include orgy, splurge, bust, tear, bout. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is binge a common word?

binge is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.