gorged

Meanings

• adjective

  Having eaten or drunk to excess; glutted; overfilled.

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Pronunciation

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2. /ɡɔːɹdʒd/
   
   
   
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Rhymes

Words rhyming with gorged
borge , corge,orge,orgey , porge

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Variants

List of all variants of gorged that leads to same result
gorge , gorged , gorger , gorgers , gorges , gorging

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Etymology

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From Old French gorgier ‘to gulp down, swallow’.

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Trivia

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1. The term 'gorged' was used to describe the appearance of the elephants in H.G. Wells' The War of the Worlds.

2. In the 16th century, 'gorged' was used to describe someone who had eaten too much at a feast.

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Related Concepts

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1. gluttony: Excessive eating or drinking, often considered a sin in many religious and moral traditions.

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Culture

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The term 'gorged' is often used in literary and poetic contexts to describe characters or scenes of overindulgence or excess.

How to Memorize "gorged"

1. visualize
   

   - Imagine a person's face turning red and bloated after eating or drinking too much. Visualize the sensation of being overfull and uncomfortable.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word 'gorged' with words like 'glutted,' 'stuffed,' and 'overindulged'.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Create a mnemonic phrase such as 'Gorged means Glutted OrGanism Eats Too Much'.

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