Definitions
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Swallowed with greediness, or in large draughts.
- adjective (Med.) Filled to excess with blood or other liquid; congested.
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- verb Simple past tense and past participle of
engorge . - adjective Of or pertaining to something that is overly
filled withfluid , especially a blood vessel.
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- adjective overfull as with blood
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Examples
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So, I kind of engorged myself on it and found that I am really susceptible to advertising.
TV-B-Gone Giveaway and 20% Off Sale Jeremiah McNichols 2007
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Rather, if you drink too much water or sports drink, your blood can become diluted and your cells "engorged" with fluid, squeezing the brain stem and causing brain damage or death.
Low-tech solutions. bradamant 2005
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After a doctor found that her breasts were engorged with milk, she was fitted with a locator ankle bracelet and sent home, pending the deportation hearing Nov 3.
Call for help leads to possible deportation for Hyattsville mother Shankar Vedantam 2010
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Fluffy white cake engorged in homemade chocolate buttercream frosting.
Archive 2009-02-01 Melissa 2009
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The cluster at the top of the main stem will become so congested that it may stretch 18 inches or more and contain hundreds of engorged flowers.
Boutique buds: What underground mom-and-pop growers did while we debated legalization Adrian Higgins 2010
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After a doctor found that her breasts were engorged with milk, she was fitted with a locator ankle bracelet and sent home, pending the deportation hearing Nov 3.
Call for help leads to possible deportation for Hyattsville mother Shankar Vedantam 2010
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Fluffy white cake engorged in homemade chocolate buttercream frosting.
RETRO POLKA DOT CAKE Melissa 2009
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She went to bed, and I was left alone with my engorged melons.
Wild Feminine Tami Lynn Kent 2011
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Limited evacuations were also reported in towns along the engorged Delaware River.
Pennsylvanians Ordered to Flee Flood Zone Peter Loftus 2011
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After a doctor found that her breasts were engorged with milk, she was fitted with a locator ankle bracelet and sent home, pending the deportation hearing Nov 3.
Call for help leads to possible deportation for Hyattsville mother Shankar Vedantam 2010
sionnach commented on the word engorged
Question: if you had to add a word to come after this one, what word would it be? I think we all know the first candidate that comes to mind...
February 17, 2007
bilby commented on the word engorged
George?
August 15, 2008
milosrdenstvi commented on the word engorged
I immediately thought of disgorged...
August 15, 2008