'Gouge' definitions:

Definition of 'gouge'

From: WordNet
noun
An impression in a surface (as made by a blow) [syn: dent, ding, gouge, nick]
noun
And edge tool with a blade like a trough for cutting channels or grooves
noun
The act of gouging
verb
Force with the thumb; "gouge out his eyes" [syn: gouge, force out]
verb
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" [syn: extort, squeeze, rack, gouge, wring]
verb
Make a groove in [syn: rout, gouge]

Definition of 'Gouge'

From: GCIDE
  • Gouge \Gouge\, n. [F. gouge. LL. gubia, guvia, gulbia, gulvia, gulvium; cf. Bisc. gubia bow, gubioa throat.] [1913 Webster]
  • 1. A chisel, with a hollow or semicylindrical blade, for scooping or cutting holes, channels, or grooves, in wood, stone, etc.; a similar instrument, with curved edge, for turning wood. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. A bookbinder's tool for blind tooling or gilding, having a face which forms a curve. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. An incising tool which cuts forms or blanks for gloves, envelopes, etc. from leather, paper, etc. --Knight. [1913 Webster]
  • 4. (Mining) Soft material lying between the wall of a vein and the solid vein. --Raymond. [1913 Webster]
  • 5. The act of scooping out with a gouge, or as with a gouge; a groove or cavity scooped out, as with a gouge. [1913 Webster]
  • 6. Imposition; cheat; fraud; also, an impostor; a cheat; a trickish person. [Slang, U. S.] [1913 Webster]
  • Gouge bit, a boring bit, shaped like a gouge. [1913 Webster]

Synonyms of 'gouge'

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