gouge

[ gouj ]

/ gaʊdʒ /

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noun

a chisel having a partly cylindrical blade with the bevel on either the concave or the convex side.

an act of gouging.

a groove or hole made by gouging.

an act or instance of extorting or overcharging; a swindle.
the amount of money extorted or overcharged:a gouge of $20 for shipping and delivery.

Geology.

a layer of decomposed rocks or minerals found along the walls of a vein.
fragments of rock that have accumulated between or along the walls of a fault.

verb (used with object), gouged, goug·ing.

to scoop out or turn with or as if with a gouge: to gouge a channel; to gouge holes.

to dig or force out with or as if with a gouge: to gouge out an eye.

to make a gouge in: to gouge one's leg.

to extort from, overcharge, or swindle: drug companies that gouge consumers and the government.

verb (used without object), gouged, goug·ing.

to engage in extortion, overcharging, or swindling: I bought a lot of my clothes there before they began gouging.

Origin of gouge

First recorded in 1300–50; Middle English, from French, from Late Latin gu(l)bia; compare Old Provençal goja, Spanish gubia; perhaps from Celtic; compare Old Irish gulba “sting,” Welsh gylf “beak,” Cornish gilb “borer”

OTHER WORDS FROM gouge

goug·er, nounun·gouged, adjective

Words nearby gouge

Götz, Götz von Berlichingen, gouache, Gouda, Goudy, gouge, gouger, goujon, goulash, Gould, Gouldian finch

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Example sentences from the Web for gouge

At court, Poggio once got into a brawl with a rival official and tried to gouge out his eyes.
The Book That Changed the World|Jimmy So|October 7, 2011|DAILY BEAST
Many a time Jesse would whip a slave, throw him down, and gouge his eyes out.
Slave Narratives: A Folk History of Slavery in the United States|Work Projects Administration
In cutting, slant the chisel or gouge outwards at an angle of 45, thus /.
A Manual of Wood Carving|Charles G. Leland
With the gouge and mallet the exostoses are carefully chiselled away.
A System of Operative Surgery, Volume IV (of 4)|Various

The gouge is a form of chisel, the blade of which is concave, and hence the edge curved.
Handwork in Wood|William Noyes
Place the gouge on the rest with the grind or cutting edge well above the wood.
A Course In Wood Turning|Archie S. Milton and Otto K. Wohlers

British Dictionary definitions for gouge

gouge

/ (ɡaʊdʒ) /

verb (mainly tr)

(usually foll by out) to scoop or force (something) out of its position, esp with the fingers or a pointed instrument

(sometimes foll by out) to cut (a hole or groove) in (something) with a sharp instrument or tool

US and Canadian informal to extort from

(also intr) Australian to dig for (opal)

noun

a type of chisel with a blade that has a concavo-convex section

a mark or groove made with, or as if with, a gouge

geology a fine deposit of rock fragments, esp clay, occurring between the walls of a fault or mineral vein

US and Canadian informal extortion; swindling

Word Origin for gouge

C15: from French, from Late Latin gulbia a chisel, of Celtic origin

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Medical definitions for gouge

gouge

[ gouj ]

n.

A strong curved chisel used in bone surgery.

单词	gouge
释义	gouge [ gouj ] / gaʊdʒ / SEE SYNONYMS FOR gouge ON THESAURUS.COM noun a chisel having a partly cylindrical blade with the bevel on either the concave or the convex side. an act of gouging. a groove or hole made by gouging. an act or instance of extorting or overcharging; a swindle. the amount of money extorted or overcharged:a gouge of $20 for shipping and delivery. Geology. a layer of decomposed rocks or minerals found along the walls of a vein. fragments of rock that have accumulated between or along the walls of a fault. verb (used with object), gouged, goug·ing. to scoop out or turn with or as if with a gouge: to gouge a channel; to gouge holes. to dig or force out with or as if with a gouge: to gouge out an eye. to make a gouge in: to gouge one's leg. to extort from, overcharge, or swindle: drug companies that gouge consumers and the government. verb (used without object), gouged, goug·ing. to engage in extortion, overcharging, or swindling: I bought a lot of my clothes there before they began gouging. Origin of gouge First recorded in 1300–50; Middle English, from French, from Late Latin gu(l)bia; compare Old Provençal goja, Spanish gubia; perhaps from Celtic; compare Old Irish gulba “sting,” Welsh gylf “beak,” Cornish gilb “borer” OTHER WORDS FROM gouge goug·er, nounun·gouged, adjective Words nearby gouge Götz, Götz von Berlichingen, gouache, Gouda, Goudy, gouge, gouger, goujon, goulash, Gould, Gouldian finch Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for gouge At court, Poggio once got into a brawl with a rival official and tried to gouge out his eyes. The Book That Changed the World\|Jimmy So\|October 7, 2011\|DAILY BEAST Many a time Jesse would whip a slave, throw him down, and gouge his eyes out. Slave Narratives: A Folk History of Slavery in the United States\|Work Projects Administration In cutting, slant the chisel or gouge outwards at an angle of 45, thus /. A Manual of Wood Carving\|Charles G. Leland With the gouge and mallet the exostoses are carefully chiselled away. A System of Operative Surgery, Volume IV (of 4)\|Various The gouge is a form of chisel, the blade of which is concave, and hence the edge curved. Handwork in Wood\|William Noyes Place the gouge on the rest with the grind or cutting edge well above the wood. A Course In Wood Turning\|Archie S. Milton and Otto K. Wohlers British Dictionary definitions for gouge gouge / (ɡaʊdʒ) / verb (mainly tr) (usually foll by out) to scoop or force (something) out of its position, esp with the fingers or a pointed instrument (sometimes foll by out) to cut (a hole or groove) in (something) with a sharp instrument or tool US and Canadian informal to extort from (also intr) Australian to dig for (opal) noun a type of chisel with a blade that has a concavo-convex section a mark or groove made with, or as if with, a gouge geology a fine deposit of rock fragments, esp clay, occurring between the walls of a fault or mineral vein US and Canadian informal extortion; swindling Word Origin for gouge C15: from French, from Late Latin gulbia a chisel, of Celtic origin Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Content related to gouge Dictionary.com Adds Coronavirus Words To The DictionaryWe've updated Dictionary.com with some of the new coronavirus words and senses to help you stay informed and safe during these unprecedented times. READ MORE Words related to gouge gash, cut, excavation, scratch, hollow, trench, scoop, score, notch, channel, furrow, shovel, dredge, tunnel, dig, scrape, burrow, claw, groove, excavate Medical definitions for gouge gouge [ gouj ] n. A strong curved chisel used in bone surgery. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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gouge

noun

verb (used with object), gouged, goug·ing.

verb (used without object), gouged, goug·ing.

Origin of gouge

OTHER WORDS FROM gouge

Words nearby gouge

Example sentences from the Web for gouge

British Dictionary definitions for gouge

verb (mainly tr)

noun

Word Origin for gouge

Content related to gouge

Words related to gouge

Medical definitions for gouge

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