GOUGE

gouge

Noun

  1. A cut or groove, as left by something sharp.
    The nail left a deep gouge in the tire.
  2. A chisel, with a curved blade, for scooping or cutting holes, channels, or grooves, in wood, stone, etc.
  3. A bookbinder's tool with a curved face, used for blind tooling or gilding.
  4. An incising tool that cuts forms or blanks for gloves, envelopes, etc.. from leather, paper, etc.
  5. Soft material lying between the wall of a vein and the solid vein.
  6. imposition; cheat; fraud
  7. An impostor; a cheat.

Verb

  1. To make a mark or hole by scooping.
    Japanese and Chinese printers used to gouge characters in wood.
  2. To push, or try to push the eye (of a person) out of its socket.
  3. To charge an unreasonably or unfairly high price.
    They have no competition, so they tend to gouge their customers.


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