gorge

  • 41gorge — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French, from Late Latin gurga, alteration of gurges, from Latin, whirlpool more at voracious Date: 14th century 1. throat often used with rise to indicate revulsion accompanied by a sensation of… …

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  • 42gorge — 1) an old piece of fishing gear comprising a short piece of wood, bone, horn, flint or metal, variously shaped, but having sharp ends, usually a central attachment for the line, and embedded in bait. When the fish swims away, having swallowed the …

    Dictionary of ichthyology

  • 43gorge — [14] Gorge originally meant ‘throat’; the metaphorical extension to ‘rocky ravine’ did not really take place until the mid 18th century (the semantic connection was presumably ‘narrow opening between which things pass’). The word was borrowed… …

    The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins

  • 44gorge — [gɔːdʒ] noun [C] I a deep valley with high straight sides II verb gorge [gɔːdʒ] gorge yourself (on sth) to eat or drink so much of something that you cannot eat or drink any more …

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  • 45gorge — tarpeklis statusas T sritis ekologija ir aplinkotyra apibrėžtis Siauras gilus kalnų slėnis stačiais uolėtais šlaitais, vandentėkmės išgraužtas kietose uolienose. Gylis paprastai didesnis už plotį. atitikmenys: angl. cambe; canyon; gap; gorge;… …

    Ekologijos terminų aiškinamasis žodynas

  • 46gorge — [14] Gorge originally meant ‘throat’; the metaphorical extension to ‘rocky ravine’ did not really take place until the mid 18th century (the semantic connection was presumably ‘narrow opening between which things pass’). The word was borrowed… …

    Word origins

  • 47GORGÉ, ÉE — adj. Qui a beaucoup de voix, une bonne voix, en parlant d’un Chien. Un chien bien gorgé. Il signifie spécialement, en termes de Blason, Qui a le cou ceint d’une couronne dont l’émail est différent de celui de l’animal, en parlant d’un Lion, d’un… …

    Dictionnaire de l'Academie Francaise, 8eme edition (1935)

  • 48gorge — 1. noun /ɡɔːdʒ/ a) A deep narrow passage with steep rocky sides; a ravine. b) The throat or gullet. 2 …

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  • 49gorgé — dégorgé désengorgé engorgé gorgé regorgé rengorgé égorgé …

    Dictionnaire des rimes

  • 50gorge — 1. noun the river runs through a gorge Syn: ravine, canyon, gully, defile, couloir; chasm, gulf; gulch, coulee 2. verb 1) they gorged themselves on cake Syn: stuff, cram, fill; g …

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