eat+greedily

  • 21gorge — [[t]gɔrdʒ[/t]] n. v. gorged, gorg•ing 1) geo a narrow cleft with steep, rocky walls, esp. one through which a stream runs 2) geo a small canyon 3) a gluttonous meal 4) something that is swallowed; contents of the stomach 5) an obstructing mass:… …

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  • 22ingurgitate — in•gur•gi•tate [[t]ɪnˈgɜr dʒɪˌteɪt[/t]] v. tat•ed, tat•ing 1) to swallow greedily or in great quantity, as food 2) to engulf; swallow up 3) to drink or eat greedily; guzzle; swill • Etymology: 1560–70; < L ingurgitāre to fill, flood, drench… …

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  • 23gorge — /gɔdʒ / (say gawj) noun 1. a narrow cleft with steep, rocky walls, especially one through which a stream runs. 2. a gorging or gluttonous meal. 3. that which is swallowed; contents of the stomach. 4. a choking mass. 5. Fortifications the rear… …

  • 24engorge — [en gôrj′, ingôrj′] vt. engorged, engorging [Fr engorger < OFr < en , in + gorge, GORGE] 1. to gorge; glut 2. to devour greedily 3. Med. to congest (a blood vessel, tissue, etc.) with fluid, as blood, milk, etc. vi. to eat greedily; feed… …

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  • 25gorg´er — gorge «grj», noun, verb, gorged, gorg|ing. –n. 1. a deep, narrow valley, usually steep and rocky, especially one with a stream: »Through the gorge of this glen they found access to a blackbog (Scott). 2. a gorging; gluttonous meal …

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  • 26gormandize — verb ( dized; dizing) Etymology: gormand, alteration of gourmand Date: 1548 intransitive verb to eat gluttonously or ravenously transitive verb to eat greedily ; devour • gormandizer noun …

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  • 27cram — I. verb (crammed; cramming) Etymology: Middle English crammen, from Old English crammian; akin to Old Norse kremja to squeeze Date: before 12th century transitive verb 1. to pack tight ; jam < cram a suitcase with clothes > …

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  • 28cram — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. crowd, stuff, press, force, jam, pack, choke; satiate, surfeit, gormandize, gorge, guzzle; study, burn the midnight oil. See closure, gluttony, learning. II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To stuff] Syn. pack,&#8230; …

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  • 29cram — I. v. a. 1. Stuff, gorge, glut, fill full, fill to repletion. 2. Crowd, press, compress. 3. Prepare for examination, grind, coach. II. v. n. 1. Eat to satiety, eat greedily, stuff, gorge or glut one s self, gluttonize. 2. (Colloq.) …

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  • 30gorge — I. n. 1. Ravine, defile, notch, deep and narrow pass. 2. Throat, gullet, oesephagus. 3. Stomach. II. v. a. 1. Swallow, devour, eat heartily, bolt. 2. Glut, satiate, cram, stuff, fill full, fill to repletion. III …

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