engorge
11engorge — verb /ɪnˈɡɔːdʒ/ a) To devour something greedily, gorge, glut. b) To feed ravenously. See Also: disgorge …
12engorge — en·gorge in gȯ(ə)rj vb, en·gorged; en·gorg·ing vt to fill with blood to the point of congestion <the gastric mucosa was greatly engorged> vi to suck blood to the limit of body capacity <unconscious of the dog tick engorging on his right …
13engorge — Synonyms and related words: allay, batten, bolt, bolt down, bring to ruin, cloy, condemn, confound, consume, cram, damn, deal destruction, decimate, depredate, desolate, despoil, destroy, devastate, devour, dissolve, drink, eat, engulf, fill,… …
14engorge — (Roget s Thesaurus II) verb 1. To swallow (food or drink) greedily or rapidly in large amounts: bolt, down, englut, gobble, gulp, guzzle, ingurgitate, swill, wolf. See INGESTION. 2. To satisfy to the full or to excess: cloy, glut, gorge, pall,… …
15engorge — en·gorge || ɪn gÉ”ËdÊ’ v. swallow greedily, devour, gulp down; eat to excess, stuff with food …
16engorge — [ɪn gɔ:dʒ, ɛn ] verb swell or cause to swell with blood, water, etc. Derivatives engorgement noun Origin C15 (in the sense gorge oneself ): from OFr. engorgier feed to excess , from en into + gorge throat …
17engorge — I. v. a. 1. Gorge, devour, swallow up, swallow eagerly, gulp down. 2. (Med.) Fill to excess, stuff, glut, obstruct. II. v. n. Devour food, feed greedily, be gluttonous …
18engorge — v devour, raven, bolt, gobble, gulp down, wolf down, ingurgitate; glut, gorge, cram, stuff; glut tonize, gormandize, guttle, play a good knife and fork …
19engorge — en·gorge …
20engorge — en•gorge [[t]ɛnˈgɔrdʒ[/t]] v. t. v. i. gorged, gorg•ing 1) to swallow greedily; glut or gorge 2) pat to fill or congest with blood • Etymology: 1505–15; < MF engorger. See en I, gorge en•gorge′ment, n …
