gorge

  • 121GORGÉ — ÉE.. adj. T. de Blason. Il se dit D un lion, d un cygne, ou autre animal, qui a le cou ceint d une couronne dont l émail est différent de celui de l animal …

    Dictionnaire de l'Academie Francaise, 7eme edition (1835)

  • 122gorge —   deep, narrow, steep (often vertical) sided valley which usually has a river occupying its entire floor …

    Geography glossary

  • 123gorge —    A narrow passage or canyon in a mountain system [16].    See also canyon …

    Lexicon of Cave and Karst Terminology

  • 124gorge — Synonyms and related words: abysm, abyss, allay, arroyo, bar, barrier, batten, blank wall, blind alley, blind gut, block, blockade, blockage, bolt, bolt down, bottleneck, box canyon, breach, break, canyon, cavity, cecum, chap, chasm, check,… …

    Moby Thesaurus

  • 125gorge — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. gully, ravine, canyon, pass; feast. See interval. v. overeat, gormandize, stuff, bolt, gulp. See gluttony. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. chasm, canyon, abyss, crevasse; see ravine . v. Syn. glut, surfeit,… …

    English dictionary for students

  • 126gorge —     a) A narrow, deep valley with nearly vertical, rocky walls, smaller than a canyon, and more steep sided than a ravine; especially a restricted, steep walled part of a canyon.     b) A narrow defile or passage between hills or mountains.    GG …

    Glossary of landform and geologic terms

  • 127gorge — adj very attractive. A shortened form of gor geous used especially by middle class speakers in both the UK and the USA since 2000 …

    Contemporary slang

  • 128gorge — v. a. == devour, feed. Alys. 5625 v. n. Alys. 5625 …

    Oldest English Words