gouged; gouging
1
: to scoop out with or as if with a gouge (see gouge entry 1 sense 1)
2
a
: to force out (an eye) with the thumb
b
: to thrust the thumb into the eye of
3
: to make (someone) pay too much for something : overcharge
gouger
noun
Synonyms
Examples of gouge in a Sentence
Noun
The accident left a big gouge in the side of the car.
Verb
The lamp fell and gouged the table.
A bomb had gouged a large crater in the street.
They feel that they are being gouged by the oil companies.
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Elizabeth Stamp, Architectural Digest, 2 Oct. 2024
Inside the Actor’s Real Estate Portfolio By Michelle Duncan
Look for any imperfections in the wood, like deep scuffs, nicks, holes, gouges, or scratches.
—Kenzi Wilbur, Architectural Digest, 11 Sep. 2024
Kristin J. Bender, The Mercury News, 2 Aug. 2024
The balloon’s string, still attached to a radio transmitter, had gouged into the bird’s flesh—fracturing bones, killing tissues and cutting off circulation to the bird’s feet.
—Danielle Beurteaux, Smithsonian Magazine, 18 Oct. 2024
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Noun
Filing the edges of your putty knife can help avoid gouges in your ceiling.
—Elizabeth Stamp, Architectural Digest, 2 Oct. 2024
Inside the Actor’s Real Estate Portfolio By Michelle Duncan
Look for any imperfections in the wood, like deep scuffs, nicks, holes, gouges, or scratches.
—Kenzi Wilbur, Architectural Digest, 11 Sep. 2024
Verb
The price gouging law authorizes the energy commission to set a maximum gross gasoline refining margin and a penalty for refiners that exceed it.
—Kristin J. Bender, The Mercury News, 2 Aug. 2024
The balloon’s string, still attached to a radio transmitter, had gouged into the bird’s flesh—fracturing bones, killing tissues and cutting off circulation to the bird’s feet.
—Danielle Beurteaux, Smithsonian Magazine, 18 Oct. 2024
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“Gouge.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gouge. Accessed 23 Nov. 2024.
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gouge
1 of 2 noun1
: a chisel with a curved blade for scooping or cutting holes
2
: a hole or groove made with or as if with a gouge
gouge
2 of 2 verb
gouged; gouging
1
: to cut holes or grooves in with or as if with a gouge
2
: to force out (an eye) with the thumb
gouger
noun
Medical Definition
gouge
noun
: a chisel with a concavo-convex cross section for removing portions of bone in surgery
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