gouge

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Synonyms: gorge, gauge, rouge, bouge, vouge, gough, googe, houge, goude, goudge, louge

Antonyms: gorge, gauge, rouge, bouge, vouge, gough, googe, houge, goude, goudge, louge

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Noun

1. {{non-gloss|Senses relating to cutting tools.}}
2. A [[cut#Noun|cut]] or [[groove]], as left by a gouge or something [[sharp#Adjective|sharp]].
3. {{lb|en|originally|US|colloquial}} An act of [[#Verb|gouging]].
4. {{lb|en|slang}} A [[cheat#Noun|cheat]], a [[fraud]]; an [[imposition]].
5. {{lb|en|slang}} An [[impostor]].
6. {{lb|en|mining}} [[soft|Soft]] material [[lie#Verb|lying]] between the [[wall#Noun|wall]] of a [[vein]] and the [[solid#Adjective|solid]] vein of [[ore]].
7. {{lb|en|US|military|slang|uncountable}} [[information|Information]].

Verb

1. {{lb|en|transitive}} To make a [[groove#Noun|groove]], [[hole#Noun|hole]], or [[mark#Noun|mark]] in by [[scoop#Verb|scooping]] with or as if with a [[#Noun|gouge]].
2. {{lb|en|transitive}} To [[cheat#Verb|cheat]] or [[impose]] upon; in particular, to [[charge#Verb|charge]] an [[unfairly]] or [[unreasonably]] [[high#Adjective|high]] [[price#Noun|price]].
3. {{lb|en|transitive|intransitive}} To [[dig#Verb|dig]] or scoop (something) out with or as if with a gouge; in particular, to use a [[thumb#Noun|thumb]] to [[push#Verb|push]] or try to push the [[eye#Noun|eye]] (of a person) out of its [[socket]].
4. {{lb|en|intransitive}} To [[use#Verb|use]] a gouge.

Proper noun

1. {{surname|en}}.

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