| VERB | contact | gouge, force out | force with the thumb |
|---|---|---|---|
| possession | gouge, extort, squeeze, rack, wring | obtain by coercion or intimidation | |
| contact | gouge, rout | make a groove in | |
| NOUN | attribute | gouge, dent, ding, nick | an impression in a surface (as made by a blow / blow) |
| artifact | gouge | and edge tool with a blade like a trough for cutting channels or grooves | |
| act | gouge | the act of gouging |
| Sounds | gaw'jh | |
|---|---|---|
| Meaning | An impression in a surface (as made by a blow / blow). | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonyms | dent, ding, nick | |
| Narrower | dig | A small gouge (as in the cover of a book) |
| Broader | blemish, defect, mar | A mark or flaw that spoils the appearance of something (especially on a person's body) |
| Spanish | corte, muesca | |
| Catalan | mossa, osca, tall | |
| Verbs | gouge | make a groove in |
| Meaning | And edge tool with a blade like a trough for cutting channels or grooves. | |
|---|---|---|
| Broader | edge tool | Any cutting tool with a sharp cutting edge (as a chisel or knife or plane / plane or gouge) |
| Spanish | gubia | |
| Catalan | gúbia | |
| Verbs | gouge | make a groove in |
| Meaning | The act of gouging. | |
|---|---|---|
| Broader | creating by removal | The act of creating by removing something |
| Verbs | gouge | force with the thumb |
| Meaning | Force with the thumb. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Example | "gouge out his eyes" | |
| Synonym | force out | |
| Broader | mutilate, mar | Destroy or injure severely |
| See also | gouge out | make gouges into a surface |
| Spanish | arrancar, sacar | |
| Nouns | gouge | the act of gouging |
| gouger | an attacker who gouges out the antagonist's eye | |
| Meaning | Obtain by coercion or intimidation. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something from somebody | |
| Synonyms | extort, squeeze, rack, wring | |
| Narrower | bleed | Get or extort (money or other possessions) from someone |
| Broader | overcharge, soak, surcharge, gazump, fleece, plume, pluck, rob, hook | rip off |
| Spanish | atormentar, exprimir, extorsionar | |
| Catalan | arrabassar, arruïnar, extorquir, extorsionar | |
| Nouns | gouger | a person who swindles you by means of deception or fraud / fraud |
| Meaning | make a groove in. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something | |
| Synonym | rout | |
| Broader | hollow, hollow out, core out | Remove the interior of |
| Spanish | acanalar | |
| Catalan | acanalar | |
| Nouns | gouge | and edge tool with a blade like a trough for cutting channels or grooves |
| gouge | an impression in a surface (as made by a blow / blow) | |
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