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| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | baby |
| Synonyms: | cater, cater to, cherish, coddle, cosset, cuddle, dandle, dote on, foster, humor, indulge, mollycoddle, nurse, pamper, pet, please, satisfy, serve, spoil |
| Main Entry: | feast |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | eat a great amount or very well |
| Synonyms: | banquet, dine, eat sumptuously, entertain, gorge, gormandize, indulge, overindulge, regale, stuff, stuff one's face, treat, wine and dine |
| Antonyms: | abstain, fast |
| Main Entry: | gorge |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | eat voraciously |
| Synonyms: | blimp out, bolt*, cloy, congest, cram, devour, eat like a horse, feed, fill, glut, gobble, gormandize, gulp, guzzle, hoover, jade, jam, make a pig of, overeat, overindulge, pack, sate, satiate, stuff*, surfeit, swallow, wolf* |
| Notes: | a canyon is a narrow chasm with steep cliff walls formed by running water; a gorge is a deep narrow passage with steep rocky sides formed by running water; a ravine is a deep narrow steep-sided valley formed by running water |
| Antonyms: | abstain, diet, fast |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | gormandize |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | gorge |
| Synonyms: | binge, devour, eat like a horse, eat to excess, glut, gluttonize, gobble, gulp, guzzle, hoover, overeat, overindulge, pig out, stuff, wolf* |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | mollycoddle |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | pamper |
| Synonyms: | baby, caress, cater to, coddle, cosset, dandle, fondle, indulge, overindulge, overprotect, pet, spoil, wait on |
| Main Entry: | overdo |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | go to extremes; carry too far |
| Synonyms: | amplify, be intemperate, belabor, bite off too much, do to death, drive oneself, exaggerate, fatigue, go overboard, go too far, hype, lay it on, magnify, make federal case, not know when to stop, overburden, overestimate, overindulge, overload, overplay, overrate, overreach, overstate, overtax, overtire, overuse, overvalue, overwork, pile on, pressure, puff, run into the ground, run riot, strain oneself, stretch, talk big, wear down, wear oneself out |
| Notes: | overdo means to do something to an excessive degree, while overdue means not paid at the scheduled time or past due |
| Antonyms: | ignore, neglect |
| Main Entry: | overeat |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | eat too much |
| Synonyms: | binge*, eat like a horse, feast, gluttonize, gorge, gourmandize, overindulge, pack it away, pig out, pig*, put it away, scarf, stuff one's face, stuff oneself, surfeit |
| Antonyms: | diet, fast |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | pamper |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | serve one's every need, whim |
| Synonyms: | baby, caress, cater to, coddle, cosset, dandle, fondle, gratify, humor, indulge, mollycoddle, overindulge, pet, please, regale, satisfy, spare the rod, spoil, spoil rotten, tickle, yield |
| Antonyms: | be mean, hurt, ignore, neglect, withhold |
| Main Entry: | pig out |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | eat a lot |
| Synonyms: | binge, blimp out, devour, dive in, eat like a horse, eat to excess, feed, gluttonize, gobble, gorge, gormandize, gulp, guzzle, hoover, overeat, overindulge, pork out, pork out, scarf, scarf out, shovel it in, stuff oneself, wolf down, wolf* |
* = informal/non-formal usage
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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