Engorgement

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1. Noun

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

2. Noun

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

3. Noun

The clogging of a blast furnace.

4. Noun

congestion with blood; "engorgement of the breast"
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