gouge
[verb]
Synonyms:
- scoop, chisel, claw, cut, dig (out), hollow (out)
[noun]
Synonyms:
- gash, cut, furrow, groove, hollow, scoop, scratch, trench

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Related Words: cheat, con, swindle, overcharge

[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲

I. gouge¹ /ɡaʊdʒ/ verb [transitive]
to make a deep hole or cut in the surface of something:
He took a knife and gouged a hole in the bottom of the boat.
gouge something ↔ out phrasal verb

1. to form a hole, space etc by digging into a surface and removing material, or to remove material by digging
gouge something ↔ out of
A rough road had been gouged out of the rock.
Every week 30,000 tonnes of slate are gouged out of the mountains.

2. gouge sb’s eyes out to remove someone’s eyes with a pointed weapon

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

II. gouge² noun [countable]
[Date: 1400-1500; Language: French; Origin: Late Latin gulbia]
a hole or cut made in something, usually by a sharp tool or weapon

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲