The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
n. A drunken spree or revel.
n. A period of unrestrained, immoderate self-indulgence.
n. A period of excessive or uncontrolled indulgence in food or drink: an eating binge.
verb-intransitive. To be immoderately self-indulgent and unrestrained: "The story is like a fever dream that a disturbed and imaginative city-dweller might have after binging on comics” ( Lloyd Rose).
verb-intransitive. To engage in excessive or uncontrolled indulgence in food or drink.
n. A short period of excessive consumption, especially of excessive alcohol consumption.
n. A rapid and excessive consumption of food.
v. To engage in a short period of excessive consumption, especially of excessive alcohol consumption.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
To make a low obeisance; courtesy.
To cringe; fawn.
WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
n. any act of immoderate indulgence
n. an occasion for excessive eating or drinking
v. overeat or eat immodestly; make a pig of oneself
Word Usage
"Working with the National Survey on Drug Use and Health, Duke University researchers report that 22% of men and 9% of women ages 50 to 64 engaged in binge drinking — five or more drinks at a time — within the past month of the survey."