gorge

Everyday

1. noun A deep, narrow valley with steep rocky sides, usually with a river at the bottom. tree →
2. verb To eat a lot of food greedily until you are very full: «gorge yourself on cake». tree →
3. (old) Your throat; «it makes my gorge rise» means it makes me feel sick. tree →

In the lessons

In geography lessons gorges are made by rivers cutting through rock over a very long time, like Cheddar Gorge in England or the Grand Canyon. In everyday talk «gorge on sweets» means eat too many. Phrases: «gorge on/oneself», «a river gorge».

Examples

• The river runs through a deep gorge. tree →
• We walked along Cheddar Gorge. tree →
• Don't gorge yourself on chocolate before dinner. tree →
• The bears gorged on salmon before winter. tree →
• The gorge was so deep we could hardly see the bottom. tree →
• Water carved the gorge over thousands of years. tree →
• When at last he had succeeded, he gorged himself to bursting. tree →

Note

Rhymes with «George». Verb is regular: gorged. Do not confuse with «gorgeous» (beautiful).