gouge
noun
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Definition of gouge
(Entry 1 of 2)
gouge
verb
gouged;
gouging
Definition of gouge (Entry 2 of 2)
1
: to scoop out with or as if with a gouge (see gouge entry 1 sense 1)
2a
: 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
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Synonyms & Antonyms for gouge
Synonyms: Verb
overcharge, soak, sting, surcharge
Antonyms: Verb
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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.
Recent Examples on the Web: Noun
No, Ser Gregor doesn’t drop him or perform his famous eye gouge. — James Hibberd, EW.com, "See The Mountain from Game of Thrones lift Ed Sheeran over his head," 13 Aug. 2019 But from the ground, the destruction is clear and unforgiving: A 33-foot wide, 13-foot gouge into the earth that began in the 1940s with an Allied sortie and ended Sunday morning in a massive blast in a barley field in central Germany. — The Washington Post, The Mercury News, "Massive blast leaves crater in German barley field," 25 June 2019 The tools were chisels and gouges with a variety of blades; Mr. Esterly had 130 such implements on hand at his workbench. — BostonGlobe.com, "David Esterly, master carver steeped in history and nature, dies at 75," 22 June 2019 The tools were chisels and gouges with a variety of blades; Mr. Esterly had 130 such implements on hand at his workbench. — New York Times, "David Esterly, 75, Master Carver Steeped in History and Nature, Dies," 21 June 2019 His game typifies the bomb-and-gouge style that is more commonly associated with younger players, with booming drives sprayed all over the course. — Brian Costa, WSJ, "Is This the Year Phil Mickelson Wins the U.S. Open?," 11 Feb. 2019 The bomb-and-gouge style that prevails in the U. S.—in which players prioritize sheer length over accuracy—will be far less popular here. — Brian Costa, WSJ, "The Beauty of Carnoustie Is Ugly Golf," 18 July 2018 Black had already contacted an expert in traffic accident reconstruction, and by Monday morning the man was examining the impact gouges, oil slicks, and tire marks at the scene. — Kevin Conley, Town & Country, "Too Much Horsepower," 24 Dec. 2012 Scalpels, wood-carving gouges, and kitchen knives are perfect for adding details. — Popular Mechanics, "How to Carve a Pumpkin Like a Pro," 31 Aug. 2018Recent Examples on the Web: Verb
Over the years, he had been gouged, slashed, stripped, beaten, drugged, dumped in the snow and shot at. — Edmund H. Mahony, courant.com, "Manchester’s John ‘Fast Jack’ Farrell, the notorious card and dice hustler, dies," 1 Aug. 2019 Hewlett looked to see if owners had posted price lists, as required by law to prevent black customers from being gouged. — John Kelly, Washington Post, "Stuck on a shelf or locked in a safe, D.C.’s ‘Lost Laws’ still packed a punch," 14 Feb. 2018 But this would mean that Americans would have to agree to no longer be gouged by the profit-seeking medical/industrial establishment that will fight like hell to continue to profit from human suffering. — Dp Opinion, The Denver Post, "Letters: Caring about cost of health care; A price too high to pay?; Make classrooms manageable (8/16/19)," 16 Aug. 2019 That its landscape gouged by movement, deformed by violence, was taken over by people often haunted by ghosts. — John Freeman, BostonGlobe.com, "Téa Obreht’s ‘Inland’ a poetic journey into loneliness and the American West," 15 Aug. 2019 This time, instead of gouging a hole in her hand with her nail, Billie accidentally ripped the ENTIRE THING off! — Kelsey Stiegman, Seventeen, "Billie Eilish Ripped Off Her Entire Fingernail and the Pictures Are Terrifying," 30 July 2019 And during the Soviet era, Russia planned to funnel the volume of the entire Siberian rivers to cotton fields thousands of miles away in Central Asia, using canals gouged by atom bomb blasts. — Paul Salopek, National Geographic, "India is in a historic water crisis. Will diverting 30 rivers solve it?," 6 Mar. 2019 The Colorado teen, who wishes to not to be identified, was gouged in his right thigh after being struck by the bison with his horn, during a hike in the North Dakota state park. — Nadia Suleman, Time, "Colorado Teen is Hospitalized After Bison Attack at Theodore Roosevelt National Park," 30 July 2019 With each hole, a new larger hole was gouged further down the tunnel. — John D'anna, azcentral, "For a while in 1983, sheets of plywood were all that kept the mighty Glen Canyon Dam from overflowing," 18 July 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'gouge.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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More Definitions for gouge
gouge
noun
English Language Learners Definition of gouge
(Entry 1 of 2)
: a metal tool with a curved, sharp end that is used to cut and shape wood
: a deep cut or hole
gouge
verbEnglish Language Learners Definition of gouge (Entry 2 of 2)
: to cut a deep hole in (something)
: to make (a deep hole) in something
US, informal
: to make (someone) pay too much money for something
See the full definition for gouge in the English Language Learners Dictionary
gouge
noun
\ ˈgau̇j
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Kids Definition of gouge
(Entry 1 of 2)
1
: a chisel with a curved blade for scooping or cutting holes
2
: a hole or groove made by cutting or scraping