Gorged

/ɡɔrdʒd/ adjective, verb

Definition

Having eaten greedily and excessively until full, or (in geography) cut by a gorge or deep valley.

Etymology

Past tense of 'gorge,' from Old French 'gorger' (to swallow), ultimately from Latin 'gurga' (throat or whirlpool).

Kelly Says

The word 'gorge' beautifully describes both a geological feature (a throat cut into the land) and eating behavior (stuffing your throat with food), which is why it's one of English's most poetic uses of body-part metaphors.

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