engorgement

Noun

Meaning

The act of swallowing greedily; a devouring with voracity; a glutting.

An overfullness or obstruction of the vessels in some part of the system; congestion.

The clogging of a blast furnace.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

growth increase expansion extension excess fill eating absorption amplitude integrity abundance flooding admission satisfaction congestion
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Antonyms

lack decline decrease shortage contraction deficiency
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Hypernyms

eating feeding hyperaemia hyperemia

Phrases with the word

hepatic engorgement liver engorgement ovarian engorgement lymphatic engorgement

Examples

You cannot carry on forever squeezing the productive bit of the economy in order to fund an unprecedented engorgement of the unproductive bit. Daniel Hannan

engorgement of the breast Source: Internet

"If you are in the early engorgement phase, the time frame when people say their milk “comes in” — it is already there, it just increases in volume — cold compresses will help to reduce the tissue swelling. Source: Internet

The thought is that the method will briefly move the swelling backwards into your breasts to help baby latch on more easily and thereby remove the milk that is causing the engorgement. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

engore engorge engorged engouement engouled engoulee