gouge : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: gouge	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for gouge
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
gouge n an impression in a surface (as made by a blow) [syn: dent, ding, gouge, nick] and edge tool with a blade like a trough for cutting channels or grooves the act of gouging v force with the thumb; "gouge out his eyes" [syn: gouge, force out] 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" Synonym(s): extort, squeeze, rack, gouge, wring make a groove in Synonym(s): rout, gouge
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.