indulge to excess
111party — /ˈpati / (say pahtee) noun (plural parties) 1. a group gathered together for some purpose, as for amusement or entertainment. 2. a social gathering or entertainment, as of invited guests at a private house or elsewhere: to give a party. 3. a… …
112welter — /ˈwɛltə / (say weltuh) verb (i) Obsolete 1. to roll, toss, or heave, as waves, the sea, etc. 2. to lie bathed or be drenched in something, especially blood. 3. to roll or tumble about, or wallow, as animals. –noun 4. Obsolete a rolling or… …
113binge — informal ► NOUN ▪ a short period of excessive indulgence. ► VERB (bingeing or US also binging) ▪ indulge in an activity, especially eating, to excess. DERIVATIVES binger noun. ORIGIN of unknown origin …
114binger — binge informal ► NOUN ▪ a short period of excessive indulgence. ► VERB (bingeing or US also binging) ▪ indulge in an activity, especially eating, to excess. DERIVATIVES binger noun. ORIGIN of unknown origin …
115gourmand — [goor mänd′; goor′mänd΄, goor mənd; goor′mənd] n. [ME gourmaunt < OFr gourmand, altered < ? gormet: see GOURMET] 1. Obs. a glutton 2. a person with a hearty liking for good food and drink and a tendency to indulge in them to excess 3.… …
116indulgent — [in dul′jənt] adj. [L indulgens] indulging or inclined to indulge; kind or lenient, often to excess indulgently adv …
117pamper — [pam′pər] vt. [ME pampren < LowG source, akin to Fl pampren in the same sense] 1. Obs. to feed too much; gratify to excess; glut 2. to be overindulgent with; give in easily to the wishes of; coddle [to pamper a child] SYN. INDULGE pamperer n …
118glut — v. & n. v.tr. (glutted, glutting) 1 feed (a person, one s stomach, etc.) or indulge (an appetite, a desire, etc.) to the full; satiate; cloy. 2 fill to excess; choke up. 3 Econ. overstock (a market) with goods. n. 1 Econ. supply exceeding demand; …
119oat — n. 1 a a cereal plant, Avena sativa, cultivated in cool climates. b (in pl.) the grain yielded by this, used as food. 2 any other cereal of the genus Avena, esp. the wild oat, A. fatua. 3 poet. the oat stem used as a musical pipe by shepherds etc …
120self-indulgence — noun 1. an inability to resist the gratification of whims and desires (Freq. 1) • Syn: ↑indulgence • Derivationally related forms: ↑self indulgent, ↑indulge (for: ↑indulgence) …