noun
definition
A short period of excessive consumption, especially of food, alcohol, narcotics, etc.
definition
(by extension) A short period of an activity done in excess, such as watching a television show.
verb
definition
To engage in a short period of excessive consumption, especially of excessive alcohol consumption.
Examples of binges in a Sentence
Cultural attitudes towards beauty and thinness may also be a factor in whether a person binges.
By eliminating the blood sugar swings that accompany carbohydrate binges, the South Beach Diet aims to make dieting easier.
Some binges may result in the consumption of more than 3,000 calories in a single incident.
Many causes are known to trigger individual binges, but almost all emotional eating can be traced to some trauma that a person was not able to effectively cope with at the time it occurred.
One lesson the patient learns in therapy is to accept that binges will happen.
Binge eating is an eating disorder in which a person repeatedly binges, usually due to a psychological trigger.