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to binge

to binge

30 4.5
To do something like eating, drinking, or watching a lot in a short time
  • verb
  • /bɪndʒ/
: atracarse
  • On rainy days, I love to binge-watch my favorite series on Netflix.
  • binge drink
  • likely to binge

I was actually looking forward to binging TV and ordering in.

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Examples

  • I was actually looking forward to binging TV and ordering in.

  • Now we just binge a season in a week.

  • Why is it that most people tend to actually binge at that period of time?

  • I say we go back to my place and maybe binge-watch some TV?

  • I wanted to be home in yoga pants, bingeing on ice cream and BBC dramas.

  • Perfect for conference calls or, I don't know, binging on podcasts.

  • She decided to binge on snacks while finishing her homework.

  • Many people like to binge on holiday specials around Christmas time.

Synonyms

to stuff
vsto binge
  • Informal
24 5.8

To eat a lot quickly until you feel too full

covers similar excess but also non eating excess activities
to guzzle
vsto binge
  • Informal
20 5.8

To drink a lot very quickly

is more general, covering intense short episodes beyond drinking
to gorge
vsto binge
19 5.9

To eat a very large amount of food greedily

is not limited to food and covers other short intense activities
to overeat
vsto binge
13 3.1

To eat more food than your body needs at one time

is broader, applying to any activity done intensely for a short time
to pig out
vsto binge
  • Informal
11 7.5

Eat a very large amount of food without control

is broader, including non eating excess done briefly
to go on a bender
vsto binge
  • Informal
6 9.4

To drink too much alcohol for several days

is shorter in time, referring to brief intense episodes of many activities
to overindulge
vsto binge
5 6.2

Let yourself and others have too much food or drink

is more specific to short intense episodes rather than habit or permission
to eat like a horse
vsto binge
  • Informal
2 4.9

To eat a very large amount of food

is about brief intense activity rather than habitual large eating
to ingurgitate
vsto binge
  • Formal
1 9.9

To eat a lot of food very quickly

is broader, applying to any short intense consumption activity
to glut
vsto binge
1 7.9

To eat too much food at one time

is broader and can refer to intense short actions beyond consumption
to engorge
vsto binge
1 7.7

To eat a lot of food quickly without control

is wider and can mean intense short activity beyond eating
to scarf out
vsto binge
  • Informal
1 8.4

To eat a lot of food very quickly

is more general and can refer to any intense short activity
to stuff one's face
vsto binge
  • Informal
1 8.2

To eat a lot of food very quickly

is more general and can describe other short intense behaviours
to gormandize
vsto binge
  • Archaic
1 9.9

To eat a lot of food in a greedy way until you feel too full

is wider and can describe intense short periods of other actions
to tuck away
vsto binge
  • UK
1 5.7

To eat a lot of food quickly while enjoying it

is similar but also applies beyond eating to other excesses
to overgorge
vsto binge
1 8.6

To eat too much food at once

is broader, and also applies to short intense non eating behaviour
to gourmandize
vsto binge
1 9.9

To eat too much in a greedy way

is more general and includes non food excess in a short time
to gluttonize
vsto binge
  • US
1 9.9

To eat too much food quickly and greedily

is not limited to eating and covers brief intense activities
to fill one's face
vsto binge
  • UK
8.5

To eat a lot of food quickly

is wider, meaning intense behaviour across different actions briefly
to englut
vsto binge
  • Archaic
9.9

To eat too much food in a greedy way

is broader, covering short intense behaviour beyond devouring food

Antonyms

96 4.8

The ability to control your feelings and actions

47 3.5

Keeping actions or feelings within reasonable limits

Phrasal Verbs

to binge-watch
  • Texting
7 3.9

To watch many TV episodes in one sitting

Compounds

binge-watch
  • Texting
1 3.5

A long session of watching many TV episodes in one sitting

series binge
  • Informal
1 4.0

A long time spent watching many episodes of a TV show in one sitting

binge-purge syndrome
  • Specialized
1 7.4

A serious eating problem where people eat large amounts then make themselves throw up or fast to avoid weight gain

binge-eating syndrome
  • Specialized
5.6

A problem where a person eats a lot of food in a short time and then feels guilty

binge-vomit syndrome
  • Specialized
9.9

A pattern of eating where a person repeatedly eats a large amount then makes themselves vomit

How Excessive

to binge
30 4.5
to pig out
  • Informal
11 7.5
to overeat
13 3.1
to eat
∞ 1.0
to nibble
55 2.0

Surface Forms

binge infinitive
binged past
binged past participle
bingeing present participle
binges third person singular

Etymology

Binge began as a word for a short, wild period of drinking, a kind of 'drinking spree'. So to binge on something now means to do it too much in a short time, for example watching many TV episodes in one night.