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Singe vs Binge - What's the difference?

singe | binge |

As nouns the difference between singe and binge

is that singe is monkey while binge is a short period of excessive consumption, especially of excessive alcohol consumption.

As a verb binge is

to engage in a short period of excessive consumption, especially of excessive alcohol consumption.

singe

English

Verb

(d)
  • To burn slightly.
  • * L'Estrange
  • I singed the toes of an ape through a burning glass.
  • To remove the nap of (cloth), by passing it rapidly over a red-hot bar, or over a flame, preliminary to dyeing it.
  • To remove the hair or down from (a plucked chicken, etc.) by passing it over a flame.
  • Synonyms

    * scorch

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A burning of the surface; a slight burn.
  • References

    * ----

    binge

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A short period of excessive consumption, especially of excessive alcohol consumption.
  • (eating disorder) A rapid and excessive consumption of food.
  • Synonyms

    * bender, jag, spree, toot

    Derived terms

    * binge drinking * binge eating * binge watching

    Verb

  • To engage in a short period of excessive consumption, especially of excessive alcohol consumption.
  • (to engage in a short period of excessive consumption) (trans-mid) * Italian: (t) (trans-bottom)

    Derived terms

    * binge and purge

    See also

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