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Meaning of gouge

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  gouge
      n 1: an impression in a surface (as made by a blow) [syn:
           {dent}, {ding}, {gouge}, {nick}]
      2: and edge tool with a blade like a trough for cutting channels
         or grooves
      3: the act of gouging
      v 1: force with the thumb; "gouge out his eyes" [syn: {gouge},
           {force out}]
      2: obtain by coercion or intimidation; "They extorted money from
         the executive by threatening to reveal his past to the
         company boss"; "They squeezed money from the owner of the
         business by threatening him" [syn: {extort}, {squeeze},
         {rack}, {gouge}, {wring}]
      3: make a groove in [syn: {rout}, {gouge}]

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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