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gouge

Syllabification: (gouge)

Pronunciation: /gouj/

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Definition of gouge

noun

1a chisel with a concave blade, used in carpentry, sculpture, and surgery.

2an indentation or groove made by gouging.

verb

[with object]

1make (a groove, hole, or indentation) with or as if with a gouge:the channel had been gouged out by the ebbing water
make a rough hole or indentation in (a surface), especially so as to mar or disfigure it:he had wielded the blade inexpertly, gouging the grass in several places
(gouge something out) cut or force something out roughly or brutally:one of his eyes had been gouged out

2North American informal overcharge; swindle:the airline ends up gouging the very passengers it is supposed to assist

Derivatives

gouger

Origin:

late Middle English: from Old French, from late Latin gubia, gulbia, perhaps of Celtic origin; compare with Old Irish gulba 'beak' and Welsh gylf 'beak, pointed instrument'

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gouge

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