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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Gouge \Gouge\, n. [F. gouge. LL gubia, guvia, gulbia gulvia gulvium cf Bisc. gubia bow, gubioa throat.] 1. A chisel, with a hollow or semicylindrical blade, for scooping or cutting holes, channels, or grooves, in wood, stone, etc.; a similar instrument, with curved edge, for turning wood. 2. A bookbinder's tool for blind tooling or gilding, having a face which forms a curve. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: gouge n 1: an impression in a surface (as made by a blow) [syn: {dent}, {nick}] 2: a chisel 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: {force out}] 2: obtain by coercion or intimidation; "They extorted money from the executive by threatening to reveal his past to the company boss" [syn: {extort}, {rack}, {wring}] 3: make a groove in [syn: {rout}, {groove}]
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