- en|gorge|ment
- en|gorge|ment «ehn GRJ muhnt», noun.1. the act of engorging or condition of being engorged.2. Medicine. congestion with blood.
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dis|gorge|ment — «dihs GRJ muhnt», noun. the act of disgorging … Useful english dictionary
gorge — dis·gorge; dis·gorge·ment; en·gorge; en·gorge·ment; gorge; re·gorge; … English syllables
gorge — (gor j ) s. f. 1° La partie antérieure du cou. Il a la gorge enflée. Mettre, tenir le poignard, le pistolet sur la gorge de quelqu un. • Mettre, tenir le pied sur la gorge à quelqu un, Dict. de l Acad.. • Il semblait présenter sa gorge au… … Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré
disgorgement — dis·gorge·ment … English syllables
engorgement — en·gorge·ment … English syllables
engorge — en•gorge [[t]ɛnˈgɔrdʒ[/t]] v. t. v. i. gorged, gorg•ing 1) to swallow greedily; glut or gorge 2) pat to fill or congest with blood • Etymology: 1505–15; < MF engorger. See en I, gorge en•gorge′ment, n … From formal English to slang
disgorge — dis·gorge /dis gȯrj/ vt dis·gorged, dis·gorg·ing: to give up (as illegally gained profits) on request, under pressure, or by court order esp. to prevent unjust enrichment ordered a...salesman to disgorge about $468,000 he had earned by… … Law dictionary
engorge — en·gorge in gȯ(ə)rj vb, en·gorged; en·gorg·ing vt to fill with blood to the point of congestion <the gastric mucosa was greatly engorged> vi to suck blood to the limit of body capacity <unconscious of the dog tick engorging on his right … Medical dictionary
Disgorgement — Dis*gorge ment, n. [Cf. F. d[ e]gorgement.] The act of disgorging; a vomiting; that which is disgorged. Bp. Hall. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Engorgement — En*gorge ment, n. [Cf. F. engorgement.] 1. The act of swallowing greedily; a devouring with voracity; a glutting. [1913 Webster] 2. (Med.) An overfullness or obstruction of the vessels in some part of the system; congestion. Hoblyn. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
