Gorged

/ɡɔːrdʒd/

अत्यधिक/लालच से खाया हुआ; (ठसाठस) भरा हुआ

Normal #भोजन #अतिखान-पान #लालच #भरा हुआ #क्रिया-रूप

Origin & History

From Middle English "gorgen", from Old French "gorger" (to swallow, to stuff), related to "gorge" meaning throat.

मध्य अंग्रेज़ी "gorgen" से; पुरानी फ़्रांसीसी "gorger" (निगलना, ठूँसना) से, और "gorge" (गला/गर्ज) अर्थ से संबंधित।

Definition

Used as the past tense or past participle of "gorge": to eat a large amount greedily, or to fill something until it is full.

"gorge" (क्रिया) का भूतकाल/भूतकृदंत: लालच या अत्यधिक मात्रा में खाना; या किसी चीज़ को भर-भरकर पूरी तरह भरा/ठूँस देना।

Parts of Speech

Verb (past tense/past participle):
We gorged on pizza after the match.
मैच के बाद हमने पिज़्ज़ा खूब खाया।
Adjective (informal/figurative):
The gorged shelves could not hold any more files.
ठूँस-ठूँसकर भरी अलमारियाँ और फाइलें नहीं रख सकती थीं।

Usage Examples

He gorged himself on sweets and felt sick.
The tourists gorged on local street food.
The pipe was gorged with debris and stopped draining.
After fasting all day, she gorged at dinner.

Synonyms

Stuffed Glutted Engorged Crammed Filled Overate Pigged out (informal)

Related Forms

Noun
Gorge / Gorging
Verb
Gorge / Gorging / Gorged
Adjective
Gorged / Engorged

Idioms & Phrases

Gorge oneself on something
किसी चीज़ को बहुत ज़्यादा/लालच से खाना
To be gorged with
से ठसाठस/पूरा भरा होना