Gorge — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a deep ravine (usually with a river running through it)

a narrow pass (especially one between mountains)

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/hˈænɐfˌaɪt/

🇬🇧British English

/ɡˈɔːdʒ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɡˈɔːdʒ/

1 syllable Say it as /hˈænɐfˌaɪt/.

Examples

She stuffed herself at the dinner
The kids binged on ice cream

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

englut overindulge engorge overeat gormandise oesophagus stuff defile esophagus gullet gourmandize scarf out gormandize ingurgitate pig out satiate binge overgorge glut

Parts of Speech

noun	a deep ravine (usually with a river running through it)
noun	a narrow pass (especially one between mountains)
noun	the passage between the pharynx and the stomach
verb	overeat or eat immodestly; make a pig of oneself “She stuffed herself at the dinner”

Word Forms

esophageal	adjective	relating to the esophagus
gorger	noun	someone who eats food rapidly and greedily
overindulgence	noun	excessive indulgence
engorgement	noun	eating ravenously or voraciously to satiation
overeating	noun	eating to excess (personified as one of the deadly sins)
gourmand	noun	a person who is devoted to eating and drinking to excess
gourmandizer	noun	a person who is devoted to eating and drinking to excess
binge	noun	an occasion for excessive eating or drinking

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Schlucht

eine tiefe Schlucht (meist von einem Fluss durchflossen)

🇪🇸Spanish

garganta

un barranco profundo (generalmente con un río que lo atraviesa)

🇮🇹Italian

gola

un burrone profondo (di solito attraversato da un fiume)

🇳🇱Dutch

kloof

een diep ravijn (meestal stroomt er een rivier doorheen)

🇵🇹Portuguese

desfiladeiro

uma ravina profunda (geralmente com um rio passando por ela)

🇷🇺Russian

ущелье

глубокий овраг (обычно через него протекает река)

India

🇮🇳Hindi

कण्ठ

एक गहरी खड्ड (आमतौर पर इसके बीच से बहती नदी के साथ)

🇧🇩Bengali

ঘাট

একটি গভীর খাদ (সাধারণত এটির মধ্য দিয়ে একটি নদী প্রবাহিত)

🇮🇳Tamil

பள்ளத்தாக்கு

ஒரு ஆழமான பள்ளத்தாக்கு (பொதுவாக அதன் வழியாக ஓடும் நதி)

🇮🇳Telugu

వాగు

లోతైన లోయ (సాధారణంగా దాని గుండా నది ప్రవహిస్తుంది)

🇮🇳Marathi

घाट

खोल दरी (सामान्यत: त्यामधून वाहणारी नदी)

🇮🇳Gujarati

કોતર

ઊંડી કોતર (સામાન્ય રીતે તેમાંથી વહેતી નદી સાથે)

🇮🇳Kannada

ಕೊರಕಲು

ಆಳವಾದ ಕಂದರ (ಸಾಮಾನ್ಯವಾಗಿ ಅದರ ಮೂಲಕ ಹರಿಯುವ ನದಿಯೊಂದಿಗೆ)

🇮🇳Malayalam

തോട്

ആഴത്തിലുള്ള ഒരു മലയിടുക്ക് (സാധാരണയായി അതിലൂടെ ഒഴുകുന്ന ഒരു നദി)

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਖੱਡ

ਇੱਕ ਡੂੰਘੀ ਖੱਡ (ਆਮ ਤੌਰ 'ਤੇ ਇਸ ਵਿੱਚੋਂ ਲੰਘਦੀ ਨਦੀ ਦੇ ਨਾਲ)

🇵🇰Urdu

گھاٹی

ایک گہری کھائی (عام طور پر اس میں سے ایک دریا بہتا ہے)

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

峡谷

深谷（通常有河流穿过）

🇯🇵Japanese

峡谷

深い渓谷（通常は川が流れている）

🇰🇷Korean

협곡

깊은 계곡(보통 강이 흐르고 있음)

🇻🇳Vietnamese

hẻm núi

một khe núi sâu (thường có một dòng sông chảy qua)

🇹🇭Thai

ช่องเขา

หุบเขาลึก (มักจะมีแม่น้ำไหลผ่าน)

🇮🇩Indonesian

jurang

jurang yang dalam (biasanya dengan sungai mengalir melaluinya)

🇵🇭Filipino

bangin

isang malalim na bangin (karaniwan ay may ilog na dumadaloy dito)

🇲🇾Malay

gaung

gaung yang dalam (biasanya dengan sungai yang mengalir melaluinya)

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

مضيق

واد عميق (عادةً ما يمر عبره نهر)

🇮🇷Persian

تنگه

یک دره عمیق (معمولاً با رودخانه ای که از میان آن می گذرد)

🇹🇷Turkish

geçit

derin bir vadi (genellikle içinden bir nehir geçer)

🇮🇱Hebrew

עָרוּץ

נקיק עמוק (בדרך כלל עם נהר זורם דרכו)

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