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gouge
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- pronunciation:
- gaUj
- parts of speech:
- noun, verb
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
a type of chisel with a blade shaped like a scoop, used to carve wood.
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| definition 2: |
a cut or hole made with something sharp.
There is a gouge in the floor from when we moved the bookcase. |
| related words: |
groove, nick, notch |
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| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
gouges, gouging, gouged |
| definition: |
to cut or carve with, or as if with, a gouge.
We gouged a face in the pumpkin to make our jack-o'-lantern.- similar words:
- excavate
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| related words: |
burrow, claw, dig, groove, hollow, notch, pit, scrape, scratch, stab |
| derivation: |
gouger (n.) |
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