gouge

gouge  (gouj) n. 1. A chisel with a rounded, troughlike blade. 2. a. A scooping or digging action, as with such a chisel. b. A groove or hole scooped with or as if with such a chisel. 3. Informal A large amount, as of money, exacted or extorted. tr.v. gouged, goug·ing, goug·es 1. To cut or scoop out with or as if with a gouge: "He began to gouge a small pattern in the sand with his cane" (Vladimir Nabokov). 2. a. To force out the eye of (a person) with one's thumb. b. To thrust one's thumb into the eye of. 3. Informal To extort from. 4. Slang To swindle. [Middle English, from Old French, from Late Latin gubia, variant of gulbia, of Celtic origin.] gouger n.

gouge left to right: hollow, parting, and fluting gouges

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gouge [gowj]

Verb

[gouging, gouged]

1. to scoop or force (something) out of its position

2. to cut (a hole or groove) in something with a pointed object

Noun

a mark or groove made by gouging [French]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	gouge - an impression in a surface (as made by a blow) nick, ding, dent blemish, mar, defect - a mark or flaw that spoils the appearance of something (especially on a person's body); "a facial blemish" dig - a small gouge (as in the cover of a book); "the book was in good condition except for a dig in the back cover"
	2.	gouge - and edge tool with a blade like a trough for cutting channels or grooves edge tool - any cutting tool with a sharp cutting edge (as a chisel or knife or plane or gouge)
	3.	gouge - the act of gouging creating by removal - the act of creating by removing something
Verb	1.	gouge - force with the thumb; "gouge out his eyes" force out mar, mutilate - destroy or injure severely; "mutilated bodies" gouge out - make gouges into a surface; "The woman's spiked heels gouged out the wooden floor"
	2.	gouge - obtain by coercion or intimidation; "They extorted money from the executive by threatening to reveal his past to the company boss"; "They squeezed money from the owner of the business by threatening him" extort, wring, rack, squeeze fleece, gazump, overcharge, plume, rob, soak, surcharge, hook, pluck - rip off; ask an unreasonable price bleed - get or extort (money or other possessions) from someone; "They bled me dry--I have nothing left!"
	3.	gouge - make a groove in rout core out, hollow out, hollow - remove the interior of; "hollow out a tree trunk"

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gouge

verb 1. scoop, cut, score, dig (out), scratch, hollow (out), claw, chisel, gash, incise

noun 2. gash, cut, scratch, hollow, score, scoop, notch, groove, trench, furrow, incision

Translations

gouge [gaudʒ] vt (also: gouge out) [+ hole etc]; excavar: [+ initials]; grabar;

to gouge sb's eyes out → sacar los ojos a algn

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gouge [gaudʒ] vt (also: gouge out) [+ hole etc]; évider: [+ initials]; tailler;

to gouge sb's eyes out → crever les yeux à qn

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gouge [gaudʒ] vt (also: gouge out) (hole etc) → bohren: (initials) → eingravieren;

to gouge sb's eyes out → jdm die Augen ausstechen

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gouge [gaudʒ] vt (also: gouge out) [+ hole etc]; scavare: [+ initials]; scolpire: [+ sb's eyes]; cavare

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gouge

v gouge [gaudʒ]

1 to make (a groove or hole) with a tool He gouged (out) a hole in the wood. uitsteek, uithol يَثْقُب издълбавам (vy)dlabat udhule aushöhlen σκάβω, αυλακώνω excavar, escoplear con gubia (peitliga) õõnestama کندن؛ شیار دار کردن kovertaa gouger, creuser לַחֲרוץ, לַחפּוֹר, לִפעוֹר गोल बरमाना izdubiti (ki)vés membuat lubang gera gat eða rauf með holjárni scavare; perforare 彫る 구멍을 뚫다 išduobti, išskobti kalt; grebt menebuk uithollen, uitgraven hule ut wydłubać, wyżłobić cavar a scobi (cu dalta) выдалбливать (vy)dlabať, (vy)hĺbiť (iz)dolbsti urezati urholka, gräva ut ขุด oymak, delmek 鑿 видовбувати کسی اوزار سے چھیدنا đục thủng 凿

2 to take or force out The tyrant gouged out the prisoner's eyes. uitsteek يَفْقَأ العيْن изваждам vyškrabat presse ud ausquetschen αφαιρώ με βία, βγάζω arrancar välja torkama به زور درآوردن kaivaa silmät päästä arracher לַעֲקוֹר निकाल लेना iskopati kinyom mencungkil taka/rífa úr cavare えぐり出す 도려내다 išdurti, išdrėksti izdurt; izsist mencungkil uitsteken stikke/presse (noe) ut av wydłubać arrancar a smulge выкалывать vylúpnuť oči iztrgati iskopati trycka ut บังคับ delip çıkarmak 挖出 видавити زبردستی باہر نکالنا khoét ra 挖出

n

a type of chisel for making grooves etc. gutsbeitel, holbeitel مِقْوَرَه، إزْميل مُقَعَّر кръстат секач dláto hulmejsel das Hohleisen κοπίδι, κοίλο σκαρπέλο gubia õõnespeitel اسکنه kourutaltta gouge מַפסֶלֶת छेद करने का यंत्र dlijeto homorú véső pahat holjárn sgorbia 丸のみ 둥근 끌 skaptas kalts pahat kuku guts, holbeitel huljern rylec goiva daltă semicirculară полукруглое долото duté dláto, žliabkovač žlebasto dleto sečivo håljärn, hålmejsel ร่องที่เกิดจากการแซะ oluklu keski 半圓鑿 стамеска چھینی cái đục móng 半圆凿