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English noun: gouge | |||
| 1. | gouge (attribute) an impression in a surface (as made by a blow) | ||
| Synonyms | dent, ding, nick | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | blemish, defect, mar | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | dig | ||
| 2. | gouge (artifact) and edge tool with a blade like a trough for cutting channels or grooves | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | edge tool | ||
| 3. | gouge (act) the act of gouging | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | creating by removal | ||
English verb: gouge | |||
| 1. | gouge (contact) force with the thumb | ||
| Samples | Gouge out his eyes. | ||
| Synonyms | force out | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | mar, mutilate | ||
| 2. | gouge (possession) obtain by coercion or intimidation | ||
| Samples | They extorted money from the executive by threatening to reveal his past to the company boss. They squeezed money from the owner of the business by threatening him. | ||
| Synonyms | extort, rack, squeeze, wring | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something from somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | fleece, gazump, hook, overcharge, pluck, plume, rob, soak, surcharge | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | bleed | ||
| 3. | gouge (contact) make a groove in | ||
| Synonyms | rout | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | core out, hollow, hollow out | ||
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