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to gouge
01
to make a dent in something using a sharp or scooping tool
Transitive: to gouge a dent or hole in sth
Examples
She carefully gouged a groove in the clay for the artistic design.
02
to obtain something, typically money or goods, through coercion, manipulation, or unfair means
Transitive: to gouge sb
Grammatical Information
Composition
Simple
Action verb
Regular
Present tense
gouge
3rd person singular
gouges
Present participle
gouging
Past simple
gouged
Past participle
gouged
Examples
The unscrupulous landlord would gouge his tenants by constantly increasing the rent without justification.
03
to tear out flesh or tissue by forcing with the thumb or a sharp object
Examples
The attacker gouged his opponent's eye during the fight.
Gouge
01
a chisel-like tool with a curved blade used in woodworking, metalworking, or sculpture to carve rounded cuts
Grammatical Information
Animacy status
Inanimate
Composition
Simple
Countable
Plural form
gouges
Examples
The woodworker demonstrated how to handle a gouge safely.
02
a deep mark or cavity left in a surface due to impact, scraping, or forceful removal of material
Examples
The table had a large gouge where something heavy had fallen.
Lexical Tree
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