Gorge
noun
A narrow valley between high mountains with steep sides.
The river carved a deep gorge in the rocky landscape.
Often appears as...
- deep gorge
- rocky gorge
verb
To eat a lot and quickly, usually till you are too full.
He gorged himself on pizza and ice cream.
Often appears as...
- gorge on
- gorge oneself
Usage tips
Colloquial
verb
To fill something to the point of bursting.
The sacks were gorged with wheat.
Often appears as...
- gorge with wheat
- gorge with water
noun
The throat, gullet or neck.
The boxer aimed his uppercut at his opponent's gorge.
Usage tips
Literary
noun
A narrow valley between high mountains with steep sides.
The river carved a deep gorge in the rocky landscape.
Often appears as...
- deep gorge
- rocky gorge
verb
To eat a lot and quickly, usually till you are too full.
He gorged himself on pizza and ice cream.
Often appears as...
- gorge on
- gorge oneself
Usage tips
Colloquial
verb
To fill something to the point of bursting.
The sacks were gorged with wheat.
Often appears as...
- gorge with wheat
- gorge with water
noun
The throat, gullet or neck.
The boxer aimed his uppercut at his opponent's gorge.
Usage tips
Literary
Definition 1 of 4
Pro Tip 1/3Natural Landscapes
The word 'gorge' often relates to outdoor scenery and can describe a tourist attraction.
They visited the majestic gorge to take photographs.
Pro Tip 2/3Geographical Feature
A 'gorge' is created by natural processes, like a river cutting through rock over time.
The ancient gorge was formed by glacial movement.
Pro Tip 3/3Descriptive Adjectives
Adjectives like 'narrow', 'deep', or 'rocky' are frequently used to describe a 'gorge'.
They hiked through a narrow gorge shaded by tall cliffs.
Pro Tip 1/3Natural Landscapes
The word 'gorge' often relates to outdoor scenery and can describe a tourist attraction.
They visited the majestic gorge to take photographs.
Pro Tip 2/3Geographical Feature
A 'gorge' is created by natural processes, like a river cutting through rock over time.
The ancient gorge was formed by glacial movement.
Pro Tip 3/3Descriptive Adjectives
Adjectives like 'narrow', 'deep', or 'rocky' are frequently used to describe a 'gorge'.
They hiked through a narrow gorge shaded by tall cliffs.
Pro Tip 1/3Natural Landscapes
The word 'gorge' often relates to outdoor scenery and can describe a tourist attraction.
They visited the majestic gorge to take photographs.
Pro Tip 2/3Geographical Feature
A 'gorge' is created by natural processes, like a river cutting through rock over time.
The ancient gorge was formed by glacial movement.
Pro Tip 3/3Descriptive Adjectives
Adjectives like 'narrow', 'deep', or 'rocky' are frequently used to describe a 'gorge'.
They hiked through a narrow gorge shaded by tall cliffs.
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How pigeons took over...
and it's a great spot to raise babies. This unfussiness allows them to live in environments where more specialized species can’t. As generalists, pigeons take advantage of urban food waste. With an organ in their throats called a crop, they can gorge themselves when food is available and store some for later.
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Can you solve the bridge...
anyone crossing must either hold the lantern or stay right next to it, and any of you can safely wait in the dark on either side of the gorge. Most importantly, everyone must be safely across before the zombies arrive. Otherwise, the first zombie could step on the bridge while people are still on it.
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Dan Barber: A surprising...
that his geese love to gorge on. I turned to him at the end of the meal, and it's a question I asked several times, and he hadn't, kind of, answered me directly, but I said, "Now look, you're in Spain, some of the greatest chefs in the world are --
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The life cycle of a...
For example, we’ve observed binary systems where a neutron star co-orbits another star. A neutron star can feed on a lighter companion, gorging on its more loosely bound atmosphere before eventually collapsing cataclysmically into a black hole.
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"Giant Fish" Faces Big...
Gorges Dam the largest hydroelectric dam in the world will present another threat to these giant fish from the perspective of a fish there's nothing that affects the environment like a dam the Chinese sturgeon now has no natural spawning
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The "Underwater Panda" PIPE...
potential hazard for migrating sturgeon Yangtze River third largest river in the world you know the Three Gorges Dam was essentially chopped in half and so from the perspective of a fish there's nothing that affects the environment
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Zombie Parasites PIPE Nat...
but in this case the virus tricks the immune system of the caterpillar to protect, to hide these invaders and the virus actually changes the metabolism of the caterpillar so that it gorges itself and it prevents the caterpillar
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What In the World Is a...
bats birds and insects with its nose buried deep inside a flower it gorges on nectar once finished its nose is covered with pollen that will be deposited in the next flower in this way it acts as a
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Periodical Cicadas...
For turtles and other inhabitants of the forest, this is a feast they're lucky to see once in their lifetime and they gorge themselves while they can.
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Subterranean Treasure PIPE...
terrain this gorge is leopard territory oh yeah found water deeper than I was hoping but
Video examples
How pigeons took over...
and it's a great spot to raise babies. This unfussiness allows them to live in environments where more specialized species can’t. As generalists, pigeons take advantage of urban food waste. With an organ in their throats called a crop, they can gorge themselves when food is available and store some for later.
Video examples
Can you solve the bridge...
anyone crossing must either hold the lantern or stay right next to it, and any of you can safely wait in the dark on either side of the gorge. Most importantly, everyone must be safely across before the zombies arrive. Otherwise, the first zombie could step on the bridge while people are still on it.
Video examples
Dan Barber: A surprising...
that his geese love to gorge on. I turned to him at the end of the meal, and it's a question I asked several times, and he hadn't, kind of, answered me directly, but I said, "Now look, you're in Spain, some of the greatest chefs in the world are --
Video examples
The life cycle of a...
For example, we’ve observed binary systems where a neutron star co-orbits another star. A neutron star can feed on a lighter companion, gorging on its more loosely bound atmosphere before eventually collapsing cataclysmically into a black hole.
Video examples
"Giant Fish" Faces Big...
Gorges Dam the largest hydroelectric dam in the world will present another threat to these giant fish from the perspective of a fish there's nothing that affects the environment like a dam the Chinese sturgeon now has no natural spawning
Video examples
The "Underwater Panda" PIPE...
potential hazard for migrating sturgeon Yangtze River third largest river in the world you know the Three Gorges Dam was essentially chopped in half and so from the perspective of a fish there's nothing that affects the environment
Video examples
Zombie Parasites PIPE Nat...
but in this case the virus tricks the immune system of the caterpillar to protect, to hide these invaders and the virus actually changes the metabolism of the caterpillar so that it gorges itself and it prevents the caterpillar
Video examples
What In the World Is a...
bats birds and insects with its nose buried deep inside a flower it gorges on nectar once finished its nose is covered with pollen that will be deposited in the next flower in this way it acts as a
Video examples
Periodical Cicadas...
For turtles and other inhabitants of the forest, this is a feast they're lucky to see once in their lifetime and they gorge themselves while they can.
Video examples
Subterranean Treasure PIPE...
terrain this gorge is leopard territory oh yeah found water deeper than I was hoping but
Example 1 of 10
Quote examples
Jonathan Anderson
Irish Designer
We need to articulate luxury differently. We live in the world of the 'like' culture. As a society, we're consuming so much imagery, it's like gorging on sugar, and the only way to find depth in a 'like' culture is by presenting the unknown.
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Jimmy Kimmel
American Celebrity
I definitely feel pressure to keep slim. I don't want to be the guy who lost weight and gained it all back. But it's hard. Sometimes I'll gorge and gain nine pounds in a weekend somehow, and I get bummed about it.
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Gyles Brandreth
British Actor
I said to my wife, Michele, 'What would you like for Christmas? Anything you want, darling, anything in our means.' She said she would like me to be the weight I was when we married. So I will not gorge myself.
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Haile Gebrselassie
Athlete
My school was six miles away from where I lived on the farm. I had to walk and run, there and back every day, through gorges and over rivers. If I was late, there was a very big stick waiting for me.
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Victoria Coren Mitchell
English Writer
The idea of MPs texting and emailing through debates makes my gorge rise, as it does when a minicab driver makes phone calls at the wheel. I'm not paying you to keep in touch with your mates!
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K. J. Yesudas
Indian Musician
When I was young, I would gorge on chicken. But for the last several years, I've been a pure vegetarian; I don't even take egg.
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Robert Zubrin
American Scientist
The well-stuffed slave masters currently gorging themselves in Cuba's halls of power need to be held accountable.
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Rahul Dev
Indian Actor
I have a sweet tooth and I gorge into lots of chocolates. I just love them. I have a liking for coffee too.
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Sushmita Sen
Indian Actress
What I do gorge on is sushi. This is the only dish I don't mind overindulging in.
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Ritesh Agarwal
Indian Businessman
I love gorging on 'chhena poda.
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Jonathan Anderson
Irish Designer
We need to articulate luxury differently. We live in the world of the 'like' culture. As a society, we're consuming so much imagery, it's like gorging on sugar, and the only way to find depth in a 'like' culture is by presenting the unknown.
Quote examples
Jimmy Kimmel
American Celebrity
I definitely feel pressure to keep slim. I don't want to be the guy who lost weight and gained it all back. But it's hard. Sometimes I'll gorge and gain nine pounds in a weekend somehow, and I get bummed about it.
Quote examples
Gyles Brandreth
British Actor
I said to my wife, Michele, 'What would you like for Christmas? Anything you want, darling, anything in our means.' She said she would like me to be the weight I was when we married. So I will not gorge myself.
Quote examples
Haile Gebrselassie
Athlete
My school was six miles away from where I lived on the farm. I had to walk and run, there and back every day, through gorges and over rivers. If I was late, there was a very big stick waiting for me.
Quote examples
Victoria Coren Mitchell
English Writer
The idea of MPs texting and emailing through debates makes my gorge rise, as it does when a minicab driver makes phone calls at the wheel. I'm not paying you to keep in touch with your mates!
Quote examples
K. J. Yesudas
Indian Musician
When I was young, I would gorge on chicken. But for the last several years, I've been a pure vegetarian; I don't even take egg.
Quote examples
Robert Zubrin
American Scientist
The well-stuffed slave masters currently gorging themselves in Cuba's halls of power need to be held accountable.
Quote examples
Rahul Dev
Indian Actor
I have a sweet tooth and I gorge into lots of chocolates. I just love them. I have a liking for coffee too.
Quote examples
Sushmita Sen
Indian Actress
What I do gorge on is sushi. This is the only dish I don't mind overindulging in.
Quote examples
Ritesh Agarwal
Indian Businessman
I love gorging on 'chhena poda.
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