gorge

/ˈgȯrj/

Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Late Latin gurga, alteration of gurges, from Latin, whirlpool

noun

  1. a narrow passage through land; especially : a narrow steep-walled canyon or part of a canyon

  2. throat —often used with rise to indicate revulsion accompanied by a sensation of constriction

  3. a hawk's crop

verb

  1. to eat greedily or to repletion; also : to partake of something in large amounts

  2. to stuff to capacity : glut

  3. to fill completely or to the point of distension

satiate sate surfeit cloy pall glut gorge mean to fill to repletion. satiate and sate may sometimes imply only complete satisfaction but more often suggest repletion that has destroyed interest or desire. surfeit implies a nauseating repletion.

noun

  1. the act or an instance of gorging