verb, noun
verb [VN]
1 ~ sth (in sth) to make a hole or cut in sth with a sharp object in a rough or violent way:
The lion's claws had gouged a wound in the horse's side. * He had gouged her cheek with a screwdriver.
2 (AmE) to force sb to pay an unfairly high price for sth; to raise prices unfairly:
Housing shortages permit landlords to gouge their renters. * Price gouging is widespread.
PHRASALVERBS
gouge sth<->out (of sth) to remove or form sth by digging into a surface:
The man's eyes had been gouged out. * Glaciers gouged out valleys from the hills.
Part of speech: noun
1 a sharp tool for making hollow areas in wood
2 a deep, narrow hole or cut in a surface:
The massive wheels were digging great gouges in the road's surface.
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This is a English–English dictionary entry.
Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
This word also appears under other sources in Lughet's collection — see the list below.
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Is gouge a noun, verb, or something else?
In this entry, gouge is tagged as noun.
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