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Gorge Meaning in Hindi (Geography & Eating)

The English word 'Gorge' has two extremely different meanings. In geography, it refers to a massive, dangerous hole in the earth. In casual slang, it refers to a human being eating way too much food like a greedy animal.

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What is the phrase 'My gorge rises'?

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It is an old, dramatic English idiom. If you see something incredibly disgusting (like a dead rat) and you feel like you are about to vomit, you say 'My gorge rises'.

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Key Facts

One of the deepest and most famous gorges in the world is the Kali Gandaki Gorge located in the Himalayas in Nepal.

The word 'Gorgeous' (meaning incredibly beautiful) does NOT come from the geography word 'Gorge'. It comes from an old French word 'Gorgias', which meant a highly fashionable, elegant necklace worn by rich queens.

1. Meaning 1: Geography (Noun)

  • खाई (Khai) / गहरी घाटी (Gehri Ghati)
  • A gorge is a very deep, extremely narrow valley with steep, straight rocky walls, usually carved over millions of years by a fast-flowing river passing through the bottom.
  • English Sentence: The tourists took photographs of the massive river gorge.
  • Hindi Translation: पर्यटकों ने विशाल नदी की घाटी (खाई) की तस्वीरें लीं।

2. Meaning 2: Eating Habit (Verb)

  • ठूंस-ठूंस कर खाना (Thoons-thoons kar khana) / पेटू की तरह खाना
  • If you 'gorge' yourself, it means you eat an abnormally massive amount of food extremely fast, usually until you feel sick.
  • English Sentence: The kids gorged themselves on chocolate cake at the birthday party.
  • Hindi Translation: बच्चों ने जन्मदिन की पार्टी में ठूंस-ठूंस कर चॉकलेट केक खाया।

3. Gorge vs. Canyon

In geography, people often confuse these two massive holes in the ground.

  • Gorge: It is very narrow, very steep, and almost looks like someone took a giant knife and sliced the mountain in half (like the deep river gorges in the Himalayas).
  • Canyon: It is much wider, vastly larger, and open (like the Grand Canyon in the USA).

Questions and Answers

What is the phrase 'My gorge rises'?+

It is an old, dramatic English idiom. If you see something incredibly disgusting (like a dead rat) and you feel like you are about to vomit, you say 'My gorge rises'.

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