Gouge — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

an impression in a surface (as made by a blow)

and edge tool with a blade like a trough for cutting channels or grooves

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/hˈændstoʊn/

🇬🇧British English

/ɡˈaʊdʒ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɡˈaʊdʒ/

1 syllable Say it as /hˈændstoʊn/.

Examples

gouge out his eyes
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

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

extort force out dent rout rack ding wring squeeze nick

Parts of Speech

noun	an impression in a surface (as made by a blow)
noun	and edge tool with a blade like a trough for cutting channels or grooves
noun	the act of gouging
verb	force with the thumb “gouge out his eyes”
verb	obtain by coercion or intimidation “They extorted money from the executive by threatening to reveal his past to the company boss”
verb	make a groove in

Word Forms

dent	verb	make a depression into
gouge	verb	make a groove in
gouger	noun	an attacker who gouges out the antagonist's eye
gouge	noun	the act of gouging
extortion	noun	an exorbitant charge
squeeze	noun	an aggressive attempt to compel acquiescence by the concentration or manipulation of power

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

ausstechen

ein Eindruck in einer Oberfläche (wie er durch einen Schlag entsteht)

🇪🇸Spanish

gubia

una impresión en una superficie (como la hecha por un golpe)

🇮🇹Italian

sgorbia

un'impressione su una superficie (come lasciata da un colpo)

🇳🇱Dutch

guts

een afdruk in een oppervlak (zoals gemaakt door een klap)

🇵🇹Portuguese

arrancar

uma impressão em uma superfície (feita por um golpe)

🇷🇺Russian

выдолбить

отпечаток на поверхности (оставленный ударом)

India

🇮🇳Hindi

गोलची

किसी सतह पर एक छाप (जैसा कि एक झटके से बनता है)

🇧🇩Bengali

গজ

একটি পৃষ্ঠে একটি ছাপ (যেমন একটি ঘা দ্বারা তৈরি)

🇮🇳Tamil

பள்ளம்

ஒரு மேற்பரப்பில் ஒரு தோற்றம் (ஒரு அடியால் செய்யப்பட்டது)

🇮🇳Telugu

గోజ్

ఒక ఉపరితలంలో ఒక ముద్ర (ఒక దెబ్బ ద్వారా చేసిన విధంగా)

🇮🇳Marathi

गॉज

पृष्ठभागावर ठसा (फुटका मारल्याप्रमाणे)

🇮🇳Gujarati

ગોજ

સપાટી પર એક છાપ (જેમ કે ફટકો દ્વારા બનાવવામાં આવે છે)

🇮🇳Kannada

ಗೋಜಲು

ಮೇಲ್ಮೈಯಲ್ಲಿನ ಅನಿಸಿಕೆ (ಒಂದು ಹೊಡೆತದಿಂದ ಮಾಡಲ್ಪಟ್ಟಿದೆ)

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഗൗജ്

ഒരു പ്രതലത്തിലെ ഒരു മതിപ്പ് (ഒരു പ്രഹരം ഉണ്ടാക്കിയത് പോലെ)

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਗੱਜ

ਇੱਕ ਸਤਹ ਵਿੱਚ ਇੱਕ ਪ੍ਰਭਾਵ (ਜਿਵੇਂ ਕਿ ਇੱਕ ਝਟਕੇ ਦੁਆਰਾ ਬਣਾਇਆ ਗਿਆ)

🇵🇰Urdu

گوج

سطح پر ایک تاثر (جیسا کہ ایک دھچکے سے بنایا گیا ہے)

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

挖出

表面上的压痕（由打击造成）

🇯🇵Japanese

えぐる

表面の印象（打撃によって形成されたものなど）

🇰🇷Korean

사기

(타격으로 인해 생긴) 표면의 인상

🇻🇳Vietnamese

khoét sâu

một ấn tượng trên một bề mặt (như được tạo ra bởi một cú đánh)

🇹🇭Thai

เซาะร่อง

ความประทับใจบนพื้นผิว (จากการถูกโจมตี)

🇮🇩Indonesian

menipu

kesan di permukaan (seperti yang dihasilkan oleh pukulan)

🇲🇾Malay

mencungkil

kesan di permukaan (seperti yang dibuat oleh pukulan)

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

قلع

انطباع على السطح (كما هو ناتج عن ضربة)

🇮🇷Persian

گوژ

اثرگذاری در سطح (همانطور که در اثر ضربه ایجاد می شود)

🇹🇷Turkish

oymak

bir yüzeydeki izlenim (bir darbe ile yapılmış gibi)

🇮🇱Hebrew

לְנַקֵר

רושם במשטח (כפי שנעשה במכה)

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The primary meaning of 'gouge' is 'an impression in a surface (as made by a blow)'.

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