Engorge

[ɪn'gɔːdʒ;en-] or [ɪn'ɡɔrdʒ]

Definition

(v. t.) To gorge; to glut.

(v. t.) To swallow with greediness or in large quantities; to devour.

(v. i.) To feed with eagerness or voracity; to stuff one's self with food.

Typist: Margery

Synonyms and Synonymous

v. a. Gorge, devour, swallow up, swallow eagerly, gulp down.

v. n. Devour food, feed greedily, be gluttonous.

Editor: Wendell

Synonyms and Antonyms

[See GORGE]

Typed by Gwendolyn

Definition

v.t. (Spens.) to devour to glut.—v.i. (Milton) to feed voraciously.—adj. Engorged′ filled to excess with blood.—n. Engorge′ment the act of swallowing greedily: (med.) an obstruction of the vessels in some part of the system.

Typist: Psyche