gouge
//ɡaʊdʒ//
Verb
gougeInfinitive
gougePresent tense
gougedPast tense
gougedPast participle
gougingPresent participle
gougesThird-person singular
1
To cut or scoop out with or as if with a gouge.
He gouged a hole in the wood with a chisel.
2
To force out (someone's eye) with one's thumb or a pointed object.
The attacker tried to gouge out his victim's eyes.
3
To overcharge or swindle someone, especially by charging excessively high prices.
The taxi driver tried to gouge the tourists by charging triple the normal fare.
Noun
gougeSingular
gougesPlural
1
A chisel with a concave blade, used for cutting grooves or holes in wood.
The carpenter used a gouge to carve a decorative groove in the wooden panel.
2
A groove, hole, or indentation made by gouging.
There was a deep gouge in the wooden floor where the furniture had been dragged.