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gorge noun

  /ɡɔɹd͡ʒ/ , /ɡɔːdʒ/
  • (archaic) The front aspect of the neck; the outside of the throat.
  • (archaic, literary) The inside of the throat; the esophagus, the gullet; (falconry, specifically) the crop or gizzard of a hawk.
 kurkku
  • (geography) A deep, narrow passage with steep, rocky sides, particularly one with a stream running through it; a ravine.
 kuru, rotko
  • Food that has been taken into the gullet or the stomach, particularly if it is regurgitated or vomited out.
 pala, suupala
  • (US) A choking or filling of a channel or passage by an obstruction; the obstruction itself.
 pato, tukos, tulppa
  • (architectural element, military, fortification) The rearward side of an outwork, a bastion, or a fort, often open, or not protected against artillery; a narrow entry passage into the outwork of an enclosed fortification.
 selkä
  • (mechanical engineering) The groove of a pulley.
 ura

gorge verb

  /ɡɔɹd͡ʒ/ , /ɡɔːdʒ/
  • (intransitive, reflexive) To stuff the gorge or gullet with food; to eat greedily and in large quantities. [with on]
 ahmia, hotkia

gorging

ahminta
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