gouge
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(noun) the act of gouging |
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Related Words: creating by removal |
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(verb) force with the thumb; "gouge out his eyes" |
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Synonyms: force out |
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Related Words: mar, mutilate |
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(noun) a chisel with a blade like a trough for cutting channels or grooves |
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Related Words: chisel |
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4. |
(verb) make a groove in |
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Synonyms: groove, rout |
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Related Words: core out, hollow, hollow out |
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(noun) an impression in a surface (as made by a blow) |
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Synonyms: dent, nick |
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Related Words: blemish, defect |
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(verb) obtain by coercion or intimidation; "They extorted money from the executive by threatening to reveal his past to the company boss" |
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Synonyms: extort, rack, wring |
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Related Words: fleece, gazump, hook, overcharge, pluck, plume, rob, soak, surcharge |
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