Meaning & use

gorge

noun·Academic

A deep, narrow valley with steep rocky sides, often carved out by a river.

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Hikers stopped to admire the river cutting through the bottom of the gorge.

He gorged himself on cake at the party until he felt sick.

A note on using this word

As a verb, 'to gorge' means to eat greedily and excessively, a very different sense from the geographic noun.

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Another way to use it

2. verb

To eat a large amount of food greedily or to the point of being overly full.

The kids gorged on candy until their parents finally cut them off.

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