Main Entry: ¹gorge

Pronunciation: \ˈgȯrj\

Function: noun

Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Late Latin gurga, alteration of gurges, from Latin, whirlpool — more at voracious

Date: 14th century

1 : throat —often used with rise to indicate revulsion accompanied by a sensation of constriction <my gorge rises at the sight of blood>
2 a : a hawk's crop b : stomach, belly
3 : the entrance into an outwork (as a bastion) of a fort
4 : a narrow passage through land; especially : a narrow steep-walled canyon or part of a canyon
5 : a primitive device used instead of a fishhook that consists of an object (as a piece of bone attached in the middle of a line) easy to swallow but difficult to eject
6 : a mass choking a passage <a river dammed by an ice gorge>
7 : the line on the front of a coat or jacket formed by the crease of the lapel and collar