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Raregouged
The correct spelling is gouged.
How to pronounce gouged
verb
Say it like: Gow-jed
The correct spelling is gouged. To make a groove, hole, or mark in by scooping with or as if with a gouge. For example: "Japanese and Chinese printers used to gouge characters in wood."
Usage Examples
“Japanese and Chinese printers used to gouge characters in wood.”
“The company has no competition, so it tends to gouge its customers.”
Definition
verb
- 1.To make a groove, hole, or mark in by scooping with or as if with a gouge.
- 2.To cheat or impose upon; in particular, to charge an unfairly or unreasonably high price.
- 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.
- 4.To use a gouge.
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