Definition of engorgement Engorgement

en•gorge•ment

We found 6 definitions of engorgement from 3 different sources.

What does engorgement mean?

Noun Plural: engorgements
engorgement - eating ravenously or voraciously to satiation
		eating, feeding the act of consuming food
engorgement - congestion with blood; "engorgement of the breast"

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engorgement (n.)
The act of swallowing greedily; a devouring with voracity; a glutting.
engorgement (n.)
An overfullness or obstruction of the vessels in some part of the system; congestion.
engorgement (n.)
The clogging of a blast furnace.