gorging

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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Gorge \Gorge\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Gorged; p. pr. & vb. n. Gorging.] [F. gorger. See Gorge, n.]

1.To swallow; especially, to swallow with greediness, or in large mouthfuls or quantities. [1913 Webster]

The fish has gorged the hook.— Johnson.[1913 Webster]

2.To glut; to fill up to the throat; to satiate. [1913 Webster]

The giant gorged with flesh.— Addison.[1913 Webster]
Gorge with my blood thy barbarous appetite.— Dryden.[1913 Webster]
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