"gouge" meaning in All languages combined

See gouge on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

IPA: /ɡaʊdʒ/ [UK], /ɡaʊd͡ʒ/ [US] Audio: en-us-gouge.ogg [US] Forms: gouge, gouges [plural]
Head templates: {{noun}} [POS TABLE]
  1. A gouge is a cut or groove that is left by something sharp.
    Sense id: simple-gouge-en-noun-dy9fslAf
  2. A gouge is a cheat or fraud.
    Sense id: simple-gouge-en-noun-S7yNCr5H Categories (other): Slang

Verb [English]

IPA: /ɡaʊdʒ/ [UK], /ɡaʊd͡ʒ/ [US] Audio: en-us-gouge.ogg [US] Forms: gouge [canonical], gouges [third-person, singular], gouged [past], gouged [past, participle], gouging [present, participle]
Head templates: {{verb|goug|e}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If you gouge something, you make a groove, cut, or hole by scooping in it. Synonyms: engrave, grave, incise
    Sense id: simple-gouge-en-verb-t0hTAmIY
  2. If you gouge someone, you cheat or charge them with an unfair or unreasonable high price. Synonyms: defraud, swindle
    Sense id: simple-gouge-en-verb-ezoGdyfF
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