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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
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                        Common
                        United Kingdom
                        Less common
                        New Zealand
                        Less common
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