Disgorge
verb
To throw out or release something from inside.
The volcano disgorged a huge amount of lava and ash.
Often appears as...
- disgorge the contents
- disgorge a considerable
verb
To give up or return something unwillingly.
The thief was forced to disgorge the stolen goods.
Often appears as...
- disgorge the stolen
- disgorge the profits
Usage tips
Disapproving
verb
In finance, to payout profits or benefits.
The company will disgorgewithout specifying the amount and frequency.
Often appears as...
- disgorge profits
- disgorge benefits
Usage tips
Formal
verb
To throw out or release something from inside.
The volcano disgorged a huge amount of lava and ash.
Often appears as...
- disgorge the contents
- disgorge a considerable
verb
To give up or return something unwillingly.
The thief was forced to disgorge the stolen goods.
Often appears as...
- disgorge the stolen
- disgorge the profits
Usage tips
Disapproving
verb
In finance, to payout profits or benefits.
The company will disgorgewithout specifying the amount and frequency.
Often appears as...
- disgorge profits
- disgorge benefits
Usage tips
Formal
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/3Forceful Ejection
Conveys forceful expulsion, often used with natural events or mechanical operations.
The geyser disgorged a jet of steaming water.
Pro Tip 2/3Release of Mass
Usually refers to a large quantity or mass being expelled at once.
The dam broke, disgorging millions of gallons of water.
Pro Tip 3/3Violent Connotations
Carries a connotation of violence or intensity, not a gentle release.
The crowd disgorged from the stadium in a chaotic rush.
Pro Tip 1/3Forceful Ejection
Conveys forceful expulsion, often used with natural events or mechanical operations.
The geyser disgorged a jet of steaming water.
Pro Tip 2/3Release of Mass
Usually refers to a large quantity or mass being expelled at once.
The dam broke, disgorging millions of gallons of water.
Pro Tip 3/3Violent Connotations
Carries a connotation of violence or intensity, not a gentle release.
The crowd disgorged from the stadium in a chaotic rush.
Pro Tip 1/3Forceful Ejection
Conveys forceful expulsion, often used with natural events or mechanical operations.
The geyser disgorged a jet of steaming water.
Pro Tip 2/3Release of Mass
Usually refers to a large quantity or mass being expelled at once.
The dam broke, disgorging millions of gallons of water.
Pro Tip 3/3Violent Connotations
Carries a connotation of violence or intensity, not a gentle release.
The crowd disgorged from the stadium in a chaotic rush.
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Video examples
Cradle to cradle design...
we see energy as physics, chemistry as mass, and all of a sudden, you get this biology. And we have plenty of energy, so we'll solve that problem, but the biology problem's tricky, because as we put through all these toxic materials that we disgorge, we will never be able to recover that.
Video examples
THIS Is How Hamsters Fit...
disgorging his stash
Video examples
Cradle to cradle design...
we see energy as physics, chemistry as mass, and all of a sudden, you get this biology. And we have plenty of energy, so we'll solve that problem, but the biology problem's tricky, because as we put through all these toxic materials that we disgorge, we will never be able to recover that.
Video examples
THIS Is How Hamsters Fit...
disgorging his stash
Example 1 of 2
Quote examples
Daniel Mallory Ortberg
American Writer
I spent the first 22 years of my life absorbing everything, like a big disgusting cell, and now I'm disgorging it with jokes added out into the world. That's a really gross metaphor.
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John Vane
English Scientist
Mammalian cells of all types disgorge prostaglandins at the slightest provocation, but the tissue content of prostaglandins is very low compared with the release.
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Michael Hayden
American Public Servant
Access to the security clearance database would disgorge even more detailed personal information, including the foreign contacts of American officials.
Quote examples
Daniel Mallory Ortberg
American Writer
I spent the first 22 years of my life absorbing everything, like a big disgusting cell, and now I'm disgorging it with jokes added out into the world. That's a really gross metaphor.
Quote examples
John Vane
English Scientist
Mammalian cells of all types disgorge prostaglandins at the slightest provocation, but the tissue content of prostaglandins is very low compared with the release.
Quote examples
Michael Hayden
American Public Servant
Access to the security clearance database would disgorge even more detailed personal information, including the foreign contacts of American officials.
Example 1 of 3
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