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# binge

verb (binge, binges, binged, bingeing or binging); noun (a binge, binges)

«binge» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. To do too much of something in a short time, especially eating, drinking alcohol or watching TV. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/binge/#m1)
2. A short time of doing too much, as in «a chocolate binge». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/binge/#m2)
3. (informal) «Binge-watch» means to watch many episodes of a show one after another. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/binge/#m3)

### In the lessons

In health lessons, binge eating or binge drinking is described as unhealthy and something to talk to a trusted adult or doctor about. In everyday talk children use «binge-watch» about series and cartoons. It tells the reader there was too much, all at once.

### Examples

- We binged on popcorn during the film. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/binge/#x1)
- I binge-watched the whole series at the weekend. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/binge/#x2)
- After the party, he went on a sweet binge. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/binge/#x3)
- Doctors warn that binge drinking is dangerous. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/binge/#x4)
- Mum said no more binge-watching on school nights. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/binge/#x5)
- She binges on biscuits when she is worried. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/binge/#x6)
- A shopping binge left them with no money. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/binge/#x7)

### Note

Regular verb: binged; the -ing form is «bingeing» or «binging» (both are used). Countable noun: a binge. Said «binj». The words «binge-watch» and «binge-eat» are written with a hyphen.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «binge» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/binge/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«binge» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/binge.html) on Mova free.