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gouge

UK/ˈɡaːd͡ʒ/ US/ˈɡaʊ̯d͡ʒ/ uncommon slang us
verb (3) noun (3)

verb

1.

force with the thumb

  • “gouge out his eyes”
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2.

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”
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3.

make a groove in

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noun

1.

an impression in a surface (as made by a blow)

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2.

and edge tool with a blade like a trough for cutting channels or grooves

3.

the act of gouging

Origin

From Middle English gouge (“chisel with concave blade; gouge”), from Old French gouge, goi (“gouge”), from Late Latin goia, gubia, gulbia (“chisel; piercer”), borrowed from Gaulish *gulbiā, from Proto-Celtic *gulbā, *gulbi, *gulbīnos (“beak, bill”). The English word is cognate with Italian gorbia, gubbia (“ferrule”), Old Breton golb, Old Irish gulba (“beak”), Portuguese goiva, Scottish Gaelic gilb (“chisel”), Spanish gubia (“chisel, gouge”), Welsh gylf (“beak; pointed instrument”), gylyf (“sickle”). The verb is derived from the noun.

Phrases

  • fault gouge
  • gouge bit
  • gouge out
  • price gouge
  • price gouging

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