Word: Gouge
Speech Type: Verb
Etymology:
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’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ɡaʊdʒ
Dialects: British English
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ɡuːdʒ
Dialects: British English
Definition:
make (a groove, hole, or indentation) with or as with a sharp tool or blade
Short Definition:make hole or groove
Examples:- the channel had been gouged out by the ebbing water
Definition:
overcharge or swindle (someone)
Short Definition:overcharge or swindle
Examples:- drugs sold by the same manufacturers who are gouging patients in this country
Word: Gouge
Speech Type: Noun
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ɡaʊdʒ
Dialects: British English
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ɡuːdʒ
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a chisel with a concave blade, used in carpentry, sculpture, and surgery.
Short Definition:type of chisel
Definition:
an indentation or groove made by gouging.
Short Definition:indentation etc. made by gouging
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