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   gouge

   /ɡaʊdʒ/

   verb

   • 1. make (a groove, hole, or indentation) with or as with a sharp tool or blade: "the channel had been gouged out by the ebbing water"
   • ▪ make a rough hole or indentation in (a surface), especially so as to mar or disfigure it: "he had wielded the blade inexpertly, gouging the grass in several places"
   • ▪ cut or force something out roughly or brutally: "one of the young man's eyes had been gouged out"
   • ▪ dig for minerals, especially opal: Australian "he was gouging for ore"
   • 2. overcharge or swindle (someone): North American "drugs sold by the same manufacturers who are gouging patients in this country"
   • ▪ obtain money by swindling or extortion: "he'd gouged wads out of Morty"

   noun

   • 1. a chisel with a concave blade, used in carpentry, sculpture, and surgery.
   • 2. an indentation or groove made by gouging.

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Old French, from late Latin gubia, gulbia, perhaps of Celtic origin; compare with Old Irish gulba ‘beak’ and Welsh gylf ‘beak, pointed instrument’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. gouger noun

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   What does it mean to gouge a gas station?

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   What is a gouge in geology?

   • an act of gouging. a groove or hole made by gouging. an act or instance of extorting or overcharging; a swindle. a gouge of $20 for shipping and delivery. Geology. a layer of decomposed rocks or minerals found along the walls of a vein. fragments of rock that have accumulated between or along the walls of a fault. , gouged, goug·ing.

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   What are Gouges used for?

   • Gouges are used in wood working and arts. According to legend, the creator of this clock had his eyes gouged out afterward, to prevent him from reproducing it. Deeply gouged ravines support cooler climate species found in more northerly climes, while gradual backslope environments support species typical of the surrounding latitude.

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