The meaning of Gorge

noun

A deep or seemingly bottomless chasm.

Usage examples:

A rope led down into the dark abyss

noun

A very deep hole that seems to have no bottom

Usage examples:

The country is sinking/plunging into an abyss of violence and lawlessness., she found herself on th…

noun

A steep-sided gully formed by the action of fast-flowing water in an arid or semi-arid region, found chiefly in the south-western us.

Usage examples:

Chaparral is found on north- and east-facing slopes on the side of the island facing the mainland a…

noun

(in the southwestern us) a narrow channel in the ground that is usually dry but becomes a stream after heavy rain

noun

A narrow, winding river gorge.

Usage examples:

The oldest subaerial volcanic materials crop out at the bottom of the main valleys (barrancos valle…

noun

A bar that slides into a socket to fasten a door or window.

Usage examples:

He reached through the hole in the door and slid the bolt on the inside.

verb

Fasten (a door or window) with a bar that slides into a socket.

Usage examples:

All the doors were locked and bolted

verb

(of a horse or other animal) run away suddenly, typically from fear.

Usage examples:

The horses shied and bolted

noun

A child's term for a rabbit.

Usage examples:

Think bunny rabbits, chocolates and valentine cards.

noun

A rabbit

noun

A deep gorge, typically one with a river flowing through it, as found in north america.

Usage examples:

The grand canyon

noun

A deep valley with steep sides and usually a river flowing along the bottom

noun

A deep fissure in the earth's surface.

Usage examples:

A chasm a mile long

noun

A deep opening in earth or rock

Usage examples:

The little bridge over that deep chasm looked very unsafe.

noun

The backbone of an animal as it appears in a joint of meat.

Usage examples:

You'll probably need to special order this roast from the butcher; be sure to ask for the chine bon…

verb

Cut (meat) across or along the backbone.

Usage examples:

He learned how to chine a whole sheep

noun

(in the isle of wight or dorset) a deep narrow ravine.

Usage examples:

Many chines still exist in the south wight and hampshire.

noun

A steep valley or ravine.

Usage examples:

I was certainly cheered when, near calf craig, the binoculars showed a figure dropping westwards of…

noun

A steep valley or ravine.

Usage examples:

Woodlands mill, which is situated in a wooded clough, was built at the peak of manufacturing activi…

noun

A short flow of viscous lava.

Usage examples:

The remaining magma as lava domes and coulees was extruded with some associated subplinian or vulca…

noun

A steep, narrow gully on a mountainside.

Usage examples:

So they turned their attentions to climbing a neighbouring couloir (a gully up the side of a mounta…

verb

Completely fill (a place or container) to the point of overflowing.

Usage examples:

The ashtray by the bed was crammed with cigarette butts

verb

Crowd or pack to capacity

verb

Damage the purity or appearance of; mar or spoil.

Usage examples:

The land was defiled by a previous owner

noun

A steep-sided narrow gorge or passage (originally one requiring troops to march in single file).

Usage examples:

The twisting track wormed its way up a defile to level ground

verb

(of troops) march in single file.

Usage examples:

We emerged after defiling through the mountainsides

verb

Eat (food or prey) hungrily or quickly.

Usage examples:

He devoured half of his burger in one bite

verb

To eat eagerly and in large amounts, so that nothing is left

Usage examples:

He devoured the entire plate of spaghetti., fig. she devoured (= read eagerly and quickly) the nove…

verb

Perform (an action, the precise nature of which is often unspecified).

Usage examples:

Very little work has been done in this field

noun

Used before a verb (except be, can, may, ought, shall, will ) in questions and negative statements.

Usage examples:

Do you have any pets?

noun

Variant spelling of doh1.

verb

Cause (a space or container) to become full or almost full.

Usage examples:

I filled the bottle with water

noun

An amount of something which is as much as one wants or can bear.

Usage examples:

We have eaten our fill

verb

Make full, also in a metaphorical sense

noun

An artificial channel conveying water, typically used for transporting logs or timber.

Usage examples:

The flume recirculates both water and sediment in order to provide a continuous supply of heterogen…

noun

A narrow channel made for carrying water, for example to factories that produce electricity

noun

The paired respiratory organ of fish and some amphibians, by which oxygen is extracted from water flowing over surfaces within or attached to the walls of the pharynx.

Usage examples:

Some others, like the siamese fighting fish, are capable of breathing air in addition to extracting…

verb

Gut or clean (a fish).

Usage examples:

Immediately after this, gut and gill all fish you wish to eat.

noun

A unit of liquid measure, equal to a quarter of a pint.

Usage examples:

The sets of weights were once the work tools of the county's pound police where they were used to m…

noun

An excessively abundant supply of something.

Usage examples:

There is a glut of cars on the market

verb

Supply or fill to excess.

Usage examples:

The roads are glutted with cars

noun

A supply or amount that is much greater than necessary

Usage examples:

A glut of new housing, a glut of information

verb

Eat (something) hurriedly and noisily.

Usage examples:

He gobbled up the rest of his sandwich

verb

(of a turkeycock) make a characteristic swallowing sound in the throat.

Usage examples:

Back in 1505, turkeys were still gobbling innocently around america.

verb

To eat quickly and sometimes with a lot of noise

Usage examples:

[ m ] she gobbled up/down her lunch and hurried back.

noun

A narrow and steep-sided ravine marking the course of a fast stream.

Usage examples:

Gold seekers, speculators, freighters, merchants, and stockmen flooded the valleys, gulches, and cr…

noun

A narrow valley or channel with steep sides, made by a fast-flowing stream

noun

A deep inlet of the sea almost surrounded by land, with a narrow mouth.

Usage examples:

The land companies began to dredge canals through the marshlands, opening easy access from the sett…

noun

An area of sea surrounded on three sides by land

Usage examples:

The gulf of mexico/the gulf coast, the gulf stream, there is a widening gulf between the rich and t…

noun

A ravine formed by the action of water.

Usage examples:

The tidal bore comes in faster than a galloping horse, but first wilful surging water fills gullies…

verb

(of water) make gullies or deep channels in (land).

Usage examples:

The track was gulleyed by rain

noun

A channel cut by running water, which is usually dry except after heavy rain

verb

Eat or drink (something) greedily.

Usage examples:

He would guzzle his ale

verb

To drink or eat something eagerly or in large amounts

Usage examples:

He sat in the shade, guzzling cold soda.

noun

A steep ravine or precipice.

Usage examples:

The heugh is a dark green hill, westward of the castle, terminating towards the harbour in a rocky …

noun

A deep ravine or chasm.

Usage examples:

The town needs a bridge over the khud

noun

(in south africa) a steep-sided, wooded ravine or valley.

Usage examples:

One can only marvel at the vision of andrew geddes bain, south africa's famous pioneer road builder…

noun

A watercourse, riverbed, or ravine.

Usage examples:

Temporary bunds on nullahs, rivulets or small rivers erected by using empty cement bags, popularly …

verb

Eat too much.

Usage examples:

If your friends overeat, you're more likely to overeat too

verb

To eat more food than your body needs, esp. so that you feel uncomfortable

Usage examples:

You’re supposed to overeat on thanksgiving.

verb

Put more into (a container) than it either should or can contain.

Usage examples:

Jean led the way slowly, balancing her teacup, which she had overfilled

verb

Have too much of something enjoyable, especially food or drink.

Usage examples:

It is easy to overindulge in these kinds of food

verb

Move or cause to move in a specified direction.

Usage examples:

He passed through towns and villages

noun

An act or instance of moving past or through something.

Usage examples:

Repeated passes with the swipe card

exclamation

Said when one does not know the answer to a question, for example in a quiz.

Usage examples:

To the enigmatic question we answered ‘pass’

noun

An omnivorous domesticated hoofed mammal with sparse bristly hair and a flat snout for rooting in the soil, kept for its meat.

Usage examples:

With the advent of farming in the neolithic, a number of animal species were domesticated, starting…

verb

Gorge oneself with food.

Usage examples:

He'd pigged himself on the last of the food

noun

Domestic swine

noun

A mountain stream or ravine in south america.

Usage examples:

Cars must come to a crawl to get past this quebrada.

noun

A deep, narrow gorge with steep sides.

Usage examples:

I can hide from the patrols, using ravines and deep gorges.

noun

A deep, narrow valley with steep sides

verb

Satisfy (a desire or an appetite) to the full.

Usage examples:

Sate your appetite at the resort's restaurant

noun

An indonesian and malaysian dish consisting of small pieces of meat grilled on a skewer and served with a spiced sauce that typically contains peanuts.

verb

To satisfy someone by giving them something that is wanted or needed

Usage examples:

He searched for a book that would sate his desire for all the details of olympic history.

adjective

Another term for sate.

Usage examples:

He folded up his newspaper, his curiosity satiated

verb

To completely satisfy yourself or a need, especially with food or pleasure, so that you could not have any more

Usage examples:

He drank greedily until his thirst was satiated.

noun

A deep gully eroded by rainfall.

Usage examples:

The water in the canals and sluits is generally clean (except in the cities) but usually a muddy br…

noun

Matter, material, articles, or activities of a specified or indeterminate kind that are being referred to, indicated, or implied.

Usage examples:

I prefer to buy stuff in sales

verb

Fill (a receptacle or space) tightly with something.

Usage examples:

An old teapot stuffed full of cash

verb

The tangible substance that goes into a physical object

noun

An excessive amount of something.

Usage examples:

A surfeit of food and drink

verb

Cause (someone) to desire no more of something as a result of having consumed or done it to excess.

Usage examples:

I am surfeited with shopping

noun

An amount that is too large, or is more than is needed

Usage examples:

The country has a surfeit of cheap labour.

noun

A narrow gorge or ravine.

Usage examples:

Draenen was significantly warmer and friendlier than the surface, and with a low stream, the energe…

verb

Push, press, or squeeze into a space when climbing.

Usage examples:

I thrutched up the final crack to a small pinnacle

noun

A wild carnivorous mammal which is the largest member of the dog family, living and hunting in packs. it is native to both eurasia and north america, but is much persecuted and has been widely exterminated.

Usage examples:

Among wild dogs and wolves, the cooperative hunting pack includes both males and females, and they …

verb

Devour (food) greedily.

Usage examples:

He wolfed down his breakfast

noun

Any of various predatory carnivorous canine mammals of north america and eurasia that usually hunt in packs