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Gouge

noun
/ɡaʊdʒ/
Word Frequency: 0.4

Definitions

1.nounSenses relating to cutting tools.
2.nounA cut or groove, as left by a gouge or something sharp.
"The nail left a deep gouge in the tire."
3.noun(originally United States) An act of gouging.
4.nounA cheat, a fraud; an imposition.
5.nounAn impostor.
6.nounSoft material lying between the wall of a vein and the solid vein of ore.
7.nounInformation.
8.verbTo make a groove, hole, or mark in by scooping with or as if with a gouge.
"Japanese and Chinese printers used to gouge characters in wood."
9.verbTo cheat or impose upon; in particular, to charge an unfairly or unreasonably high price.
"The company has no competition, so it tends to gouge its customers."
10.verbTo dig or scoop (something) out with or as if with a gouge; in particular, to use a thumb to push or try to push the eye (of a person) out of its socket.
11.verbTo use a gouge.

Synonyms

swindledefraudengravegraveincisegrooverackwringroutforce outnickdent

Rhymes With

bougevougescrougehouge
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