ENGORGED

congested, engorged

(adjective) overfull as with blood

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Verb

engorged

simple past tense and past participle of engorge

Adjective

engorged (comparative more engorged, superlative most engorged)

Overly filled with fluid; used especially of blood vessels.

Source: Wiktionary


En*gorged", p. a.

1. Swallowed with greediness, or in large draughts.

2. (Med.)

Definition: Filled to excess with blood or other liquid; congested.

ENGORGE

En*gorge", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Engorged; p. pr. & vb. n. Engorging.] Etym: [Pref. en- + gorge: cf. F. engorger to obstruct, cram.]

1. To gorge; to glut. Mir. for Mag.

2. To swallow with greediness or in large quantities; to devour. Spenser.

En*gorge", v. i.

Definition: To feed with eagerness or voracity; to stuff one's self with food. Beaumont.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

7 November 2024

ERASE

(verb) remove by or as if by rubbing or erasing; “Please erase the formula on the blackboard--it is wrong!”


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