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- [gouj]
- /gaʊdʒ/
- /ɡaʊdʒ/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [gouj]
- /gaʊdʒ/
Definitions of gouge word
- noun gouge a chisel having a partly cylindrical blade with the bevel on either the concave or the convex side. 1
- noun gouge an act of gouging. 1
- noun gouge a groove or hole made by gouging. 1
- noun gouge an act of extortion; swindle. 1
- noun gouge 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. 1
- verb with object gouge to scoop out or turn with or as if with a gouge: to gouge a channel; to gouge holes. 1
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Origin of gouge
First appearance:
before 1300 One of the 15% oldest English words
1300-50; Middle English < French < Late Latin gu(l)bia; compare Old Provençal goja, Spanish gubia; perhaps < Celtic; compare Old Irish gulba sting, Welsh gylf beak, Cornish gilb borer
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Parts of speech for Gouge
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
gouge popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 90% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for gouge
verb gouge
- gash — a long, deep wound or cut; slash.
- shovel — an implement consisting of a broad blade or scoop attached to a long handle, used for taking up, removing, or throwing loose matter, as earth, snow, or coal.
- dredge — Also called dredging machine. any of various powerful machines for dredging up or removing earth, as from the bottom of a river, by means of a scoop, a series of buckets, a suction pipe, or the like.
- tunnel — an underground passage.
- scratch — to break, mar, or mark the surface of by rubbing, scraping, or tearing with something sharp or rough: to scratch one's hand on a nail.
noun gouge
- hollow — having a space or cavity inside; not solid; empty: a hollow sphere.
- cavity — A cavity is a space or hole in something such as a solid object or a person's body.
- hole — an opening through something; gap; aperture: a hole in the roof; a hole in my sock.
- channel — A channel is a television station.
- excavation — The action of excavating something, esp. an archaeological site.
Antonyms for gouge
verb gouge
- fill — to make full; put as much as can be held into: to fill a jar with water.
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