'Engorgement' definitions:
Definition of 'engorgement'
(from WordNet)
noun
Congestion with blood; "engorgement of the breast"
noun
Eating ravenously or voraciously to satiation
Definition of 'Engorgement'
From: GCIDE
- 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 Webster]
- 3. (Metal.) The clogging of a blast furnace. [1913 Webster]