gorge

Noun
  1. A deep ravine (usually with a river running through it) (synset 109313350)
    is a type of: ravine - a deep narrow steep-sided valley (especially one formed by running water)
    subtypes: flume, gulch - a narrow gorge with a stream running through it
    specific instances:
    • cataract canyon - a tributary of the Grand Canyon
    • grand canyon - the enormous gorge of the Colorado River in northern Arizona
    • olduvai gorge - a gorge in northeastern Tanzania where anthropologists have found some of the earliest human remains
  2. A narrow pass (especially one between mountains) (synset 109286818)
    is a type of: mountain pass, notch, pass - the location in a range of mountains of a geological formation that is lower than the surrounding peaks
    same as: defile
  3. The passage between the pharynx and the stomach (synset 105541581)
    is a type of:
    has:
    • epicardia - the short part of the esophagus extending downward from the diaphragm to the stomach
    • cardiac sphincter - the valve between the distal end of the esophagus and the stomach; the physiological sphincter at the esophagogastric junction
    is a part of: alimentary canal, alimentary tract, digestive tract, digestive tube, gastrointestinal tract, gi tract - tubular passage of mucous membrane and muscle extending about 8.3 meters from mouth to anus; functions in digestion and elimination
    same as: esophagus, gullet, oesophagus
Verb
  1. Overeat or eat immodestly;
    Make a pig of oneself (synset 201195632)
    "She stuffed herself at the dinner"; "The kids binged on ice cream"
    is a type of: eat - eat a meal; take a meal
    same as: binge, englut, engorge, glut, gormandise, gormandize, gourmandize, ingurgitate, overeat, overgorge, overindulge, pig out, satiate, scarf out, stuff

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