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gorged

gorged
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [gawrjd]
    • /gɔrdʒd/
    • /ɡɔːdʒ/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [gawrjd]
    • /gɔrdʒd/

Definitions of gorged word

  • adjective gorged (of a beast) represented wearing something about the neck in the manner of a collar: a lion gules gorged with a collar or. 1
  • noun gorged a narrow cleft with steep, rocky walls, especially one through which a stream runs. 1
  • noun gorged a small canyon. 1
  • noun gorged a gluttonous meal. 1
  • noun gorged something that is swallowed; contents of the stomach. 1
  • noun gorged an obstructing mass: an ice gorge. 1

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Origin of gorged

First appearance:

before 1600
One of the 39% oldest English words
First recorded in 1600-10; gorge1 + -ed3

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Parts of speech for Gorged

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

gorged popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 78% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

gorged usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for gorged

adjective gorged

  • gridlock — the stoppage of free vehicular movement in an urban area because key intersections are blocked by traffic.
  • stoppered — a person or thing that stops.
  • massed — a body of coherent matter, usually of indefinite shape and often of considerable size: a mass of dough.
  • sated — to satisfy (any appetite or desire) fully.
  • up to here — (Idiomatic) overwhelmed, busy, buried or swamped.

Antonyms for gorged

verb gorged

  • abstained — to hold oneself back voluntarily, especially from something regarded as improper or unhealthy (usually followed by from): to abstain from eating meat.
  • depleted — reduced or exhausted
  • deprived — Deprived people or people from deprived areas do not have the things that people consider to be essential in life, for example acceptable living conditions or education.
  • dieted — Simple past tense and past participle of diet.
  • dissatisfied — not satisfied or pleased; discontented.

noun gorged

  • disgorged — Simple past tense and past participle of disgorge.

Top questions with gorged

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