[
US
/ˈɡaʊdʒ/
]
[ UK /ɡˈaʊdʒ/ ]
[ UK /ɡˈaʊdʒ/ ]
NOUN
- the act of gouging
- and edge tool with a blade like a trough for cutting channels or grooves
- an impression in a surface (as made by a blow)
VERB
- make a groove in
-
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 -
force with the thumb
gouge out his eyes
How To Use gouge In A Sentence
- With these helpful wood floor repair tips you won't have to cover scratches or gouges with pieces of furniture or area rugs.
- The bed was rickety, with a thin knotty mattress; the sand-colored walls were scratched and gouged; in every corner, under everything, were fluffy dust and cigar ashes; on the tilted wash-stand was a nicked and squatty pitcher; the only chair was a grim straight object of spotty varnish; but there was an altogether splendid gilt and rose cuspidor. Main Street
- Most of the nicks, scuffs and gouges that currently mar the work are a result of human carelessness, such as carts and chairs banging into the walls.
- Most airlines in the US will gouge you for taking your bicycle on board, but the Mexican airlines usually let it pass as just another piece of luggage.
- The dough is now ready to be used to make profiteroles, gougere, gnocchi or beignets. SFGate: Top News Stories
- I think the last time I tried shaving with blades I left large gouges in my neck.
- Our hearts have been gouged out and we have been left with ragged, weeping wounds. Times, Sunday Times
- Sand to remove any remaining finish and all scratches, gouges, and cuts.
- The massive wheels were digging great gouges in the road's surface.
- He scratches and gouges with abandon in the fluent paint.
