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Definition of Overgorge
1. Verb. Overeat or eat immodestly; make a pig of oneself. "The kids binged on ice cream"
Generic synonyms: Eat
Derivative terms: Binge, Engorgement, Gorger, Gourmand, Gourmandizer, Overeating, Overindulgence
Definition of Overgorge
1. v. t. To gorge to excess.
Definition of Overgorge
1. Verb. To gorge to excess. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Overgorge
Literary usage of Overgorge
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine (1872)
"Of course, they would all overgorge themselves, and than their habit of drinking
water, which alone would establish their barbarism, was sure to throw them ..."
2. Old England and New England: In a Series of Views Taken on the Spot by Alfred Bunn (1853)
"... participating in this overgorge of wealth. Simple procreation could not have
brought to bear this state of things; emigration could but partially have ..."
3. The Horse: With a Treatise on Draught by William Youatt (1843)
"... for six or eight hours, and then they were brought home and suffered to
overgorge themselves, and many of them were attacked by staggers and died. ..."
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