gougeverb [ T ]
uk/ɡaʊdʒ/us/ɡaʊdʒ/to make a hole in something in a rough or violent way:
He drove into some railings and gouged a hole in the back of his car.
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Making holes in things
- bore
- breach
- dent
- drill
- hole
- perforate
- perforated
- pierce
- piercing
- prick
- probe
- punch
- puncture
- riddle
Phrasal verb(s)
gouge sth out
gougenoun [ C ]
uk/ɡaʊdʒ/us/ɡaʊdʒ/a hole that has been made roughly or violently
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Geography: caves, cracks & crevices
- cave
- cavern
- chasm
- chimney
- cleft
- crack
- crater
- crevice
- gulf
- hole
- honeycomb
- pit
- pore
- pothole
- rut
- speleologist
- speleology
- stalactite
- stalagmite
- the San Andreas Fault
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Holes, hollows and dips