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- [gouj]
- /gaʊdʒ/
- /ɡaʊdʒ/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [gouj]
- /gaʊdʒ/
Definitions of gouged word
- noun gouged a chisel having a partly cylindrical blade with the bevel on either the concave or the convex side. 1
- noun gouged an act of gouging. 1
- noun gouged a groove or hole made by gouging. 1
- noun gouged an act of extortion; swindle. 1
- noun gouged 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 gouged 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 gouged
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 Gouged
noun
adjective
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adverb
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gouged 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.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
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verb gouged
- marked — strikingly noticeable; conspicuous: with marked success.
- chiseled — If you say that someone, usually a man, has chiseled features, you mean that their face has a strong, clear bone structure.
- cut — If you cut something, you use a knife or a similar tool to divide it into pieces, or to mark it or damage it. If you cut a shape or a hole in something, you make the shape or hole by using a knife or similar tool.
- burrowed — a hole or tunnel in the ground made by a rabbit, fox, or similar animal for habitation and refuge.
- clawed — having claws (sometimes used in combination): sharp-clawed.
noun gouged
- hollowed — having a space or cavity inside; not solid; empty: a hollow sphere.
- holed — an opening through something; gap; aperture: a hole in the roof; a hole in my sock.
- channeled — the bed of a stream, river, or other waterway.
- furrowed — a narrow groove made in the ground, especially by a plow.
- notched — an angular or V -shaped cut, indentation, or slit in an object, surface, or edge.
Antonyms for gouged
verb gouged
- filled — to make full; put as much as can be held into: to fill a jar with water.
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