gorge

1. 1.

   a deep ravine (usually with a river running through it)

   Broaderravine

   NarrowerCataract CanyonGrand CanyongulchOlduvai Gorge
2. 2.

   a narrow pass (especially one between mountains)

   Synonymsdefile

   Broaderpass
3. 3.

   the passage between the pharynx and the stomach

   Synonymsesophagusoesophagusgullet

   Broaderpassagemuscular structure

   Part ofalimentary canal

   Partsepicardiacardiac sphincter

1. 1.

   overeat or eat immodestly; make a pig of oneself

   “She stuffed herself at the dinner”

   “The kids binged on ice cream”

   Synonymsingurgitateoverindulgeglutenglutstuffengorgeovergorgeovereatgormandizegormandisegourmandizebingepig outsatiate

   Broadereat

Other forms of gorge

plural

gorges·

past tense

gorged·

present participle

gorging·

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 gorge

What does gorge mean?

gorge means "a deep ravine (usually with a river running through it)". That is the primary sense; the word has 4 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in gorge?

gorge has 1 syllable: gorge. In IPA it is /ˈɡɔɹdʒ/.

What is another word for gorge?

Close synonyms include defile, esophagus, oesophagus, gullet, ingurgitate. 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 gorge a common word?

gorge 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.

What rhymes with gorge?

1 word rhymes with gorge. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.