binge
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(bĭnj) 
n.
n.
- A drunken spree or revel.
- A period of unrestrained, immoderate self-indulgence.
- A period of excessive or uncontrolled indulgence in food or drink: an eating binge.
- To be immoderately self-indulgent and unrestrained: "The story is like a fever dream that a disturbed and imaginative city-dweller might have after binging on comics" (Lloyd Rose).
- To engage in excessive or uncontrolled indulgence in food or drink.
[From dialectal binge, to soak.]
binger bing'er n.SYNONYMS binge, fling, jag, orgy, spree. These nouns denote a period of uncontrolled self-indulgence: a gambling binge; had one last fling before beginning a new job; a crying jag; an eating orgy; a shopping spree.
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binge
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noun
noun
1: A heavy drinking-bout; hence, a period of self-indulgence (e.g. in eating or shopping). (1854 —) .
P. G. Wodehouse Eh? What about our Monte Carlo binge? (1928).verb intr.
2: To have a binge. (1910 —) .
Successful Slimming You fall into the trap of fasting for two days, then bingeing for three—obviously a self-defeating exercise (1989). Hence bingedadjective dated Drunk. (1916 —) .
Sunday at Home One man was so binged in drink and so enchained by the craving for it (1925).
[Special use of British dialect bingeverb , to soak (a wooden vessel).]
noun
1: A heavy drinking-bout; hence, a period of self-indulgence (e.g. in eating or shopping). (1854 —) .
P. G. Wodehouse Eh? What about our Monte Carlo binge? (1928).
2: To have a binge. (1910 —) .
Successful Slimming You fall into the trap of fasting for two days, then bingeing for three—obviously a self-defeating exercise (1989). Hence binged
Sunday at Home One man was so binged in drink and so enchained by the craving for it (1925).
[Special use of British dialect binge
| bindle-man, bindle, binder | |
| binghi, bingy, binman |
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categories related to 'binge'
- Drunkenness, Drunkards, and Alcoholism - binge: drinking spree
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People
- Dagmar Anita Binge, German founder of Binge Discs (country music specialists)
- Ronald Binge, British composer and arranger of light music
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A binge is any behavior indulged to excess. It can refer to:
- Binge drinking, drinking large amounts of alcohol over a short period of time
- Drug binge, ingesting large amounts of drugs over a short period of time
- Binge eating, eating large amounts of food over a short period of time
- Binge Records, an indie rock record label
- "Binge" (Papa Roach song), from the 2000 album Infest
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Binge
Dansk (Danish)
n. - drikkegilde, drukgilde
v. intr. - drikke, svire
Nederlands (Dutch)
vreetbui, braspartij, brassen
Français (French)
n. - bringue (fam)
v. intr. - faire la bringue (fam)
Deutsch (German)
n. - Prasserei, Zecherei
v. - prassen, saufen
Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - ξεφάντωμα, κραιπάλη
v. - το ρίχνω έξω
Português (Portuguese)
n. - farra, bebedeira (f) (gír.)
v. - descontrolar, indulgir
Español (Spanish)
n. - juerga, parranda, borrachera
v. intr. - tener o ir de juerga
Svenska (Swedish)
n. - supkalas, spritfest
v. - festa, rumla om
中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
狂闹, 狂欢, 狂饮作乐, 浸在水中以防漏
中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 狂鬧, 狂歡
v. intr. - 狂飲作樂, 浸在水中以防漏
한국어 (Korean)
n. - 떠들 석한 술잔치, 혼란
v. intr. - 떠들 석 하다, 혼란하다
日本語 (Japanese)
n. - どんちゃん騒ぎ, 大騒ぎ, 気ままな行動
العربيه (Arabic)
(الاسم) نوبه سكر, حفله سمر (فعل) أكل و شرب بلا قيود
עברית (Hebrew)
n. - התהוללות, הילולה
v. intr. - התהולל
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