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Meanings of gorge in English

Portuguese
esôfago
Catalan
esòfag

The passage between the pharynx and the stomach.

esôfago
Portuguese
devorar
Catalan
afartar-se

Overeat or eat immodestly; make a pig of oneself.

devorar
Catalan
engorjat
Spanish
garganta

A narrow pass (especially one between mountains)

engorjat

A deep, steep-sided rift.

Usage of gorge in English
1
Here in the mouth of the gorge the silence was almost oppressive.
Ride Proud, Rebel!
2
He reckoned that they rode at least three miles in the gorge.
The Forest of Swords: A Story of Paris and the Marne
3
Proceeded down the creek to the gorge and camped; day very hot.
Explorations in Australia / The Journals of John McDouall Stuart...
4
I don't want to do anything either, just continue to gorge on
The Irish Times
5
The declivity marks the end of the precipitous gorge of the Niagara.
Fragments of Science: A Series of Detached Essays, Addresses, an...
6
Far below, by the sound of it, water churned through a gorge.
The Lair of Bones
7
Utiashvili said about 600 police officers had been stationed in the gorge.
Reuters
8
At another time he talks of 'hawk' regularly descending over the gorge.
Full Circle
9
The column under General Bisson penetrated deeper and deeper into the gorge.
Andreas Hofer: An Historical Novel
10
The mules were in a gorge trotting into the town of Indang.
Fate Knocks at the Door: A Novel
11
When people like to fish by themselves, they often use a gorge.
The Shelters of Stone
12
The roaring of the stream through the gorge was not so loud.
Nan Sherwood at Rose Ranch; Or, The Old Mexican's Treasure
13
Then the smoke which clung to the open jaws of the gorge.
The Triumph of John Kars: A Story of the Yukon
14
The Trossachs is the name of a narrow gorge among the mountains.
Rollo in Scotland
15
Aslan without hesitation led them to their left, farther up the gorge.
Prince Caspian
16
I skidded and side-slipped, and once grazed the edge of the gorge.
Mr. Standfast
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Translations for gorge
Spanish
garganta
Gorge through the time
Gorge across language varieties
Canada
Common
United Kingdom
Less common
New Zealand
Less common
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