gorging

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gorging - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Gorge \Gorge\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Gorged; p. pr. & vb. n.
     Gorging.] [F. gorger. See Gorge, n.]
     1. To swallow; especially, to swallow with greediness, or in
        large mouthfuls or quantities.
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              The fish has gorged the hook.         --Johnson.
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     2. To glut; to fill up to the throat; to satiate.
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              The giant gorged with flesh.          --Addison.
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              Gorge with my blood thy barbarous appetite.
                                                    --Dryden.
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