binge
part of speech
verb (binge, binges, binged, bingeing or binging); noun (a binge, binges)
meaning for a pupil
1) To do too much of something in a short time, especially eating, drinking alcohol or watching TV. tree →
2) A short time of doing too much, as in «a chocolate binge». tree →
3) (informal) «Binge-watch» means to watch many episodes of a show one after another. tree →
sense 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 →
- I binge-watched the whole series at the weekend. tree →
- After the party, he went on a sweet binge. tree →
- Doctors warn that binge drinking is dangerous. tree →
- Mum said no more binge-watching on school nights. tree →
- She binges on biscuits when she is worried. tree →
- A shopping binge left them with no money. tree →
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.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «binge» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.