gorge
/ɡɔːdʒ/noun
उच्चारण गॉर्ज
दर्रा, गहरी घाटी
Core word
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[C]
a deep narrow valley with steep sides
दर्रा, गहरी घाटी
- the Indus gorge
- A narrow rope bridge crosses the gorge near the waterfall.
- A river runs through the gorge far below.
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- Hikers followed a narrow path along the edge of the gorge.
- The train crosses a bridge over a deep gorge.
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[I, T]
to eat a lot of something, until you are too full
ठूँसकर खाना
- gorge on sweets
- After fasting all day, they gorged on sweets at the festival.
- The children gorged on mangoes during the summer holidays.
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- Do not gorge yourself on fried snacks before dinner.
- After the exams, he gorged on films for a whole week.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 3
gorge (noun, countable)
A gorge is a deep, narrow valley with steep rocky sides, usually with a river at the bottom.
'Gorge' खड़ी चट्टानी दीवारों वाली गहरी, संकरी घाटी है, जिसके तल में प्रायः नदी बहती है।
- The river has cut a deep gorge through the hills.
- A rope bridge crosses the gorge.
gorge on / gorge yourself on (verb)
As a verb, gorge means to eat a lot until you are too full. Use on before the food, or the reflexive yourself.
Verb के रूप में 'gorge' का अर्थ है इतना खाना कि पेट भर जाए। खाने की चीज़ से पहले 'on' आता है, या reflexive 'yourself' का प्रयोग होता है।
- The children gorged on sweets at the wedding.
- Do not gorge yourself on fried snacks before the match.
one's gorge rises
This idiom means you feel disgust or anger. Use it with a possessive such as my or his.
इस मुहावरे का अर्थ है घृणा या क्रोध महसूस होना। इसमें my, his जैसे possessive का प्रयोग होता है।
- My gorge rose when I saw the dirty kitchen.
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adjective + gorge
deepnarrowrockysteep-sidedspectacular
- The train passes through a spectacular rocky gorge.
gorge + preposition
throughacrossintoalongat the bottom of
- A stream flows at the bottom of the gorge.
river + gorge
cutcarveformflow through
- Over millions of years the river carved this gorge.
gorge on
sweetspizzamangoessnacksstreet food
- In summer we gorge on mangoes.
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- The Grand Canyon is a famous gorge in the United States.
ग्रैंड कैन्यन संयुक्त राज्य अमेरिका की एक प्रसिद्ध घाटी है।
- After the fast, he gorged on samosas and jalebis.
व्रत के बाद उसने समोसे और जलेबियाँ खूब छककर खाईं।
- Tourists leaned over the railing to look into the gorge.
पर्यटक रेलिंग पर झुककर घाटी में झाँक रहे थे।
- The geography teacher showed us a gorge on the map.
भूगोल के शिक्षक ने हमें मानचित्र पर एक घाटी दिखाई।
- Radhika gorged herself on ice cream and felt ill afterwards.
राधिका ने आइसक्रीम खूब खा ली और बाद में बीमार महसूस करने लगी।
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✗ The children gorged with chocolates.
✓ The children gorged on chocolates.
Gorge takes on, not with, before the food.
खाने की चीज़ से पहले 'on' आता है, 'with' नहीं।
✗ He gorged on the cake until he was full of eating.
✓ He gorged on the cake until he was too full to move.
Full of eating is a Hindi-style phrase; say full or too full.
'Full of eating' हिंदी से प्रभावित प्रयोग है; सही रूप 'full' या 'too full' है।
≠Thesaurus: which synonym when
Gorge, canyon and ravine are all deep valleys, but differ in size and usage.
Gorge, canyon और ravine तीनों गहरी घाटियाँ हैं, पर आकार और प्रयोग में अंतर है।
A deep narrow valley with steep rocky sides, often with a river.
खड़ी चट्टानी दीवारों वाली गहरी संकरी घाटी, प्रायः नदी सहित।
- The bridge hangs over a rocky gorge.
A small, deep, narrow valley, often cut by running water.
छोटी, गहरी और संकरी घाटी, जो प्रायः बहते पानी से बनती है।
- The bandits hid in a ravine.
Any low land between hills; not necessarily steep or narrow.
पहाड़ियों के बीच की कोई भी निचली भूमि; ज़रूरी नहीं कि खड़ी या संकरी हो।
- The valley was green after the rains.
§Grammar and usage
Usage: gorge on (eat too much of).
प्रयोग में gorge on (अत्यधिक खाना)।