gouge+out
1gouge out — verb make gouges into a surface The woman s spiked heels gouged out the wooden floor • Hypernyms: ↑cut out • Verb Frames: Somebody s something Something s something * * * ˌgouge ˈ …
2gouge out — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms gouge out : present tense I/you/we/they gouge out he/she/it gouges out present participle gouging out past tense gouged out past participle gouged out to remove something from a surface by cutting or digging… …
3gouge out — PHRASAL VERB To gouge out a piece or part of something means to cut, dig, or force it from the surrounding surface. You can also gouge out a hole in the ground. [V n P] He has accused her of threatening to gouge his eyes out. [V P n (not pron)] …
4gouge — [gouj] n. [ME < OFr < VL gubia, for LL gulbia < Celt (as in OIr gulban, goad, thorn) < IE base * gelebh , to scrape, hollow out > Gr glaphein, to carve] 1. a chisel with a curved, hollowed blade, for cutting grooves or holes in… …
5gouge — ► VERB 1) make (a rough hole or indentation) in a surface. 2) (gouge out) cut or force out roughly or brutally. ► NOUN 1) a chisel with a concave blade. 2) an indentation or groove made by gouging. DERIVATIVES …
6gouge — gouge1 [gaudʒ] v [T] to make a deep hole or cut in the surface of something ▪ He took a knife and gouged a hole in the bottom of the boat. gouge out [gouge sth<=>out] phr v 1.) to form a hole, space etc by digging into a surface and… …
7gouge — gouger, n. /gowj/, n., v., gouged, gouging. n. 1. a chisel having a partly cylindrical blade with the bevel on either the concave or the convex side. 2. an act of gouging. 3. a groove or hole made by gouging. 4. an act of extortion; swindle. 5.… …
8gouge — gouge1 [ gaudʒ ] verb transitive 1. ) to cut long deep holes in something 2. ) to make someone pay more money than they should: They managed to gouge a small fortune out of my father. Merchants were warned against price gouging. ,gouge out… …
9gouge — I UK [ɡaʊdʒ] / US verb [transitive] Word forms gouge : present tense I/you/we/they gouge he/she/it gouges present participle gouging past tense gouged past participle gouged 1) to cut long deep holes in something 2) mainly American to make… …
10gouge — /gaʊdʒ / (say gowj) noun 1. a chisel whose blade has a concavo convex cross section, the bevel being ground on either the inside or the outside of the cutting end of the tool. 2. a groove or hole made by gouging. –verb (gouged, gouging) –verb (t) …
