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Entry 3 senses Webster, 1913

Engorgement

· En·gorge·ment · IPA
01 n. The act of swallowing greedily; a devouring with voracity; a glutting.
  1. 1.
    The act of swallowing greedily; a devouring with voracity; a glutting.
  2. 2.
    An overfullness or obstruction of the vessels in some part of the system; congestion.(Med.)
  3. 3.
    The clogging of a blast furnace.(Metal.)