Definition/Meaning of gouge

• English - Noun: gouge ( plural gouges ) A cut or groove , as left by something sharp . The nail left a deep gouge in the tire . A chisel , with a curved blade , for scooping or cutting holes , channels , or grooves , in wood , stone , etc . 1823 , James Fenimore Cooper , The Pioneers , ch . 8 , The "steeple" was a little cupola , reared on the very centre of the roof , on four tall pillars of pine that were…
• English - Verb: gouge ( third-person singular simple present gouges , present participle gouging , simple past and past participle gouged ) ( transitive ) To make a mark or hole by scooping . Japanese and Chinese printers used to gouge characters in wood . ( transitive or intransitive ) To push , or try to push the eye (of a person) out of its socket . 1930 , Robert E . Howard , Champ of the Forecastle , He…
• English - Etymology: From Old French gouge , from Late Latin gulbia ( “ piercer ” ), from Gaulish *gulbia (compare Scottish Gaelic gilb ( “ chisel ” ), Welsh gylyf ( “ sickle ” )), from Proto-Celtic *gulbi ( “ beak ” ) (compare Old Irish gulba , Welsh gylf , Old Breton golb ).
• English - Pronunciation: Rhymes: -aʊd͡ʒ
• English - Related terms: gouger