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121gannet — n British a person who eats greedily, someone who bolts their food. Gannet is a 1970s and 1980s term derived, possibly via comics adaptation of navy argot, from the voracious habits of the fish gorging seabird. ► If you ve got any sense you ll… …
122gorge — gÉ”rdÊ’ /gÉ”ËdÊ’ n. deep narrow passage through land; narrow canyon; throat; act of gorging oneself v. eat piggishly, stuff oneself with food, eat gluttonously …
123gorged — gÉ”rdÊ’ /gÉ”ËdÊ’ n. deep narrow passage through land; narrow canyon; throat; act of gorging oneself v. eat piggishly, stuff oneself with food, eat gluttonously …
124gorges — gÉ”rdÊ’ /gÉ”ËdÊ’ n. deep narrow passage through land; narrow canyon; throat; act of gorging oneself v. eat piggishly, stuff oneself with food, eat gluttonously …
125Bulimia — In an economy of scarcity, where the population is chronically undernourished, frenzied episodes of overeating wax and wane like the moon. Thus, the symptom of bulimia, which according to its Greek roots means hungry enough to eat an ox ( bous …
126eating disorders — The two commonest types of eating disorder are anorexia nervosa and bulimia. These conditions are characterized by serious disturbances in eating habits and appetitive disorders. Anorexia involves an intense fear of becoming obese. Patients… …
127abstinence — *temperance, continence, abstemiousness, sobriety Analogous words: forbearance, refrainment (see corresponding verbs at REFRAIN): forgoing, eschewal, abnegation (see corresponding verbs at FORGO): *renunciation, self denial, self abnegation… …
128belch — vb Belch, burp, vomit, disgorge, regurgitate, spew, throw up are comparable when they mean to eject matter (as food or gas) from the stomach by way of the mouth or, in extended use, from a containing cavity by way of an opening. Belch denotes the …
