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English noun: engorgement

1. engorgement (state) congestion with blood


SamplesEngorgement of the breast.


Broader (hypernym)hyperaemia, hyperemia

2. engorgement (act) eating ravenously or voraciously to satiation


Broader (hypernym)eating, feeding









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