GOUGE

5 letters 7 Scrabble points /ɡaʊdʒ/

Definition of GOUGE

noun
  1. Senses relating to cutting tools.

  2. A cut or groove, as left by a gouge or something sharp.

    "The nail left a deep gouge in the tire."

  3. (originally United States) An act of gouging.

Related words: swindle
verb
  1. To make a groove, hole, or mark in by scooping with or as if with a gouge.

    "Japanese and Chinese printers used to gouge characters in wood."

    Synonyms: engrave grave incise
  2. To cheat or impose upon; in particular, to charge an unfairly or unreasonably high price.

    "The company has no competition, so it tends to gouge its customers."

    Synonyms: defraud swindle
  3. To dig or scoop (something) out with or as if with a gouge; in particular, to use a thumb to push or try to push the eye (of a person) out of its socket.

Source: Wiktionary

Word Details

Letters G O U G E
Length 5 letters
Scrabble Score 7 points

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