gorge

(one's) gorge rises (at something)

One is disgusted or sickened (by something). "Gorge" refers to the stomach; the phrase comes from Shakespeare's Hamlet. I could never be a doctor. Blood, vomit, open wounds—my gorge rises at all that kind of stuff. Her gorge rose listening to the senator's weak public apology following the scandal. You gorge will rise when you see how much the poor suffer only miles away from the rich.

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cast the gorge at (something)

To spurn or decline something with anger or disgust. You should surely cast the gorge at participating in such corruption. I've always cast the gorge at politics and all of its underhanded dealings. I could never be a doctor with the way I cast the gorge at blood and vomit.

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gorge (one) with (something)

To provide one with something to a great or excessive degree. The caterers gorged the guests with some really excellent cuisine at the gala. Social media gorges us with so much information throughout the day that it can be hard to even make sense of it. Mom, if you gorge the kids on snacks, they won't be hungry for dinner.

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gorge (oneself) on (something)

To eat something eagerly and usually to excess; to stuff oneself with something. I didn't mean to gorge myself on cake at the party—it was just so good! The guests gorged themselves on the incredible cuisine provided by the hosts. Mom, if you let the kids gorge themselves on snacks, they won't be hungry for dinner.

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gorge (oneself) with (something)

To eat something eagerly and usually to excess; to stuff oneself with something. I didn't mean to gorge myself with cake at the party—it was just so good! The guests gorged themselves with the incredible cuisine provided by the hosts. Mom, if you let the kids gorge themselves with snacks, they won't be hungry for dinner.

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gorge on (something)

1. To eat something eagerly and usually to excess; to stuff oneself with something. I didn't mean to gorge on cake like that—it was just so good that I kept going back for more! If the kids start gorging on snacks now, they won't be hungry for dinner. Believe me, we gorged on the excellent cuisine served at the gala. Everything was so delicious!

2. To consume a great or excessive amount of something, especially information or a source thereof. He was an inquisitive young boy, always gorging on books at the library. She was constantly surrounded by computer screens so that she could gorge on information from around the world. No wonder you're convinced you have a brain tumor—you gorge yourself on these medical websites every time you have a headache!

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make (one's) gorge rise

To make one feel disgusted or sickened. The "gorge" is the stomach; the phrase comes from Shakespeare's Hamlet. I could never be a doctor. Blood, vomit, open wounds—all that stuff makes my gorge rise. Just hearing him try to shift the blame onto the victims of the crime made her gorge rise.

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the gorge rises at it

One is disgusted or sickened by something. (The "gorge" is the stomach.) The phrase appears in Shakespeare's Hamlet. I could never be a doctor. Blood, vomit, open wounds—the gorge rises at it.

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feel one's gorge rise

Fig. to sense that one is getting very angry. I felt my gorge rise and I knew I was going to lose my temper. Bob could feel his gorge rise as he read his tax bill.

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gorge oneself on something

 and gorge oneself with something

to eat something to the point of fullness. Don't gorge yourself on the snacks. Dinner is in ten minutes. You have gorged yourself with cheese! No wonder you're not hungry. Claire gorged herself on the doughnuts that Fred bought.

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gorge someone or something with something

to fill someone or something by eating something. She gorged the dog with canned food. The puppy gorged itself with all the hamburger Paul had set out to thaw.

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make someone's gorge rise

Fig. to cause someone to become very angry. The unnecessary accident made my gorge rise. Getting his tax bill made Bob's gorge rise.

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cast the gorge at

reject with loathing. dated

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your gorge rises

you are sickened or disgusted.

Gorge is an obsolete term from falconry, meaning ‘a meal for a hawk’; from this derives the more general sense of ‘the contents of the stomach’.

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gorge on

v.

To eat enthusiastically and in great amounts: He gorged on pizza. She gorged herself on junk food.

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gorge with

v.

1. To embed something or someone with some object or decoration: The king's crown was gorged with diamonds.

2. To indulge something or someone, especially with food or drink: The hosts gorged the weary travelers with delicacies of every kind. The hotel guests were gorged with hospitality.

3. To eat enthusiastically and in great amounts. Used reflexively: They gorged themselves with ice cream.

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