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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024gouge /gaʊdʒ/USA pronunciation v., gouged, goug•ing. - Building to scoop out or turn with or as if with a pointed tool or object:[~ + object]He gouged a hole in the rock with his chisel.
- to dig or force out with or as if with a pointed object or tool: [~ + out + object]He threatened to gouge out my eye.[~ + object + out]He threatened to gouge my eye out.
- to make a hole in (something) with or as if with a pointed object or tool:[~ + object]The bullet fragments gouged his leg.
- to overcharge (someone) illegally or dishonestly:[~ + object]They were gouging their customers in that store.
goug•er, n. [countable] WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024gouge (gouj),USA pronunciation n., v., gouged, goug•ing. n. - Buildinga chisel having a partly cylindrical blade with the bevel on either the concave or the convex side.
- Buildingan act of gouging.
- Buildinga groove or hole made by gouging.
- an act of extortion;
swindle. - Geology
- a layer of decomposed rocks or minerals found along the walls of a vein.
- fragments of rock that have accumulated between or along the walls of a fault.
v.t. - Buildingto scoop out or turn with or as if with a gouge:to gouge a channel; to gouge holes.
- Buildingto dig or force out with or as if with a gouge:to gouge out an eye.
- to make a gouge in:to gouge one's leg.
- to extort from, swindle, or overcharge.
v.i. - to engage in swindling, overcharging, or the like:I bought my clothes there before they began gouging.
- Celtic; compare Old Irish gulba sting, Welsh gylf beak, Cornish gilb borer
- Late Latin gu(l)bia; compare Old Provencal goja, Spanish gubia; perh.
- French
- Middle English 1300–50
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: gouge /ɡaʊdʒ/ vb (mainly tr)- (usually followed by out) to scoop or force (something) out of its position, esp with the fingers or a pointed instrument
- (sometimes followed by out) to cut (a hole or groove) in (something) with a sharp instrument or tool
- US Canadian informal to extort from
- (also intr) Austral to dig for (opal)
n - a type of chisel with a blade that has a concavo-convex section
- a mark or groove made with, or as if with, a gouge
- a fine deposit of rock fragments, esp clay, occurring between the walls of a fault or mineral vein
- US Canadian informal extortion; swindling
Etymology: 15th Century: from French, from Late Latin gulbia a chisel, of Celtic origin |