GOUGE Synonyms
There are 18 hypernyms of the word gouge. (close relations)
Best Alternative Words for GOUGE
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incise | verbv | |||||||
verb • make an incision into by carving or cutting | ||||||||
carve | verbv | |||||||
verb • form by carving • engrave or cut by chipping away at a surface • cut to pieces | ||||||||
chisel | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • an edge tool with a flat steel blade with a cutting edge verb • engage in deceitful behavior; practice trickery or fraud • deprive somebody of something by deceit • carve with a chisel | ||||||||
cut | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
adjective • separated into parts or laid open or penetrated with a sharp edge or instrument • fashioned or shaped by cutting • made neat and tidy by trimming • (used of grass or vegetation) cut down with a hand implement or machine • (of pages of a book) having the folds of the leaves trimmed or slit noun • a share of the profits • (film) an immediate transition from one shot to the next • a trench resembling a furrow that was made by erosion or excavation • a step on some scale • a wound made by cutting • a piece of meat that has been cut from an animal carcass • a remark capable of wounding mentally • a distinct selection of music from a recording or a compact disc • the omission that is made when an editorial change shortens a written passage • the style in which a garment is cut • a canal made by erosion or excavation • a refusal to recognize someone you know • in baseball; a batter's attempt to hit a pitched ball • (sports) a stroke that puts reverse spin on the ball • the division of a deck of cards before dealing • the act of penetrating or opening open with a sharp edge • the act of cutting something into parts • the act of shortening something by chopping off the ends • the act of reducing the amount or number • an unexcused absence from class adjective satellite • with parts removed • (of a male animal) having the testicles removed • (used of rates or prices) reduced usually sharply • mixed with water verb • separate with or as if with an instrument • cut down on; make a reduction in • turn sharply; change direction abruptly • make an incision or separation • discharge from a group • form by probing, penetrating, or digging • style and tailor in a certain fashion • hit (a ball) with a spin so that it turns in the opposite direction • make out and issue • cut and assemble the components of • intentionally fail to attend • be able to manage or manage successfully • give the appearance or impression of • move (one's fist) • pass directly and often in haste • pass through or across • make an abrupt change of image or sound • stop filming • make a recording of • record a performance on (a medium) • create by duplicating data • form or shape by cutting or incising • perform or carry out • function as a cutting instrument • allow incision or separation • divide a deck of cards at random into two parts to make selection difficult • cause to stop operating by disengaging a switch • reap or harvest • fell by sawing; hew • penetrate injuriously • refuse to acknowledge • shorten as if by severing the edges or ends of • weed out unwanted or unnecessary things • dissolve by breaking down the fat of • have a reducing effect • cease, stop • reduce in scope while retaining essential elements • lessen the strength or flavor of a solution or mixture • have grow through the gums • grow through the gums • cut off the testicles (of male animals such as horses) | ||||||||
groove | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a long narrow furrow cut either by a natural process (such as erosion) or by a tool (as e.g. a groove in a phonograph record) • a settled and monotonous routine that is hard to escape • (anatomy) any furrow or channel on a bodily structure or part verb • make a groove in, or provide with a groove • hollow out in the form of a furrow or groove | ||||||||
hack | verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj | |||||||
noun • one who works hard at boring tasks • a politician who belongs to a small clique that controls a political party for private rather than public ends • a mediocre and disdained writer • a tool (as a hoe or pick or mattock) used for breaking up the surface of the soil • a car driven by a person whose job is to take passengers where they want to go in exchange for money • an old or over-worked horse • a horse kept for hire • a saddle horse used for transportation rather than sport etc. verb • cut with a hacking tool • be able to manage or manage successfully • cut away • kick on the arms • kick on the shins • fix a computer program piecemeal until it works • significantly cut up a manuscript • cough spasmodically | ||||||||
pry | verbv | |||||||
noun • a heavy iron lever with one end forged into a wedge verb • to move or force, especially in an effort to get something open • be nosey • search or inquire in a meddlesome way • make an uninvited or presumptuous inquiry | ||||||||
scoop | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • the quantity a scoop will hold • a hollow concave shape made by removing something • a news report that is reported first by one news organization • street names for gamma hydroxybutyrate • the shovel or bucket of a dredge or backhoe • a large ladle verb • take out or up with or as if with a scoop • get the better of | ||||||||
scrabble | nounn | |||||||
noun • a board game in which words are formed from letters in patterns similar to a crossword puzzle; each letter has a value and those values are used to score the game • an aimless drawing verb • feel searchingly • write down quickly without much attention to detail | ||||||||
slash | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a wound made by cutting • an open tract of land in a forest that is strewn with debris from logging (or fire or wind) • a punctuation mark (/) used to separate related items of information • a strong sweeping cut made with a sharp instrument verb • cut with sweeping strokes; as with an ax or machete • beat severely with a whip or rod • cut open • cut drastically • move or stir about violently | ||||||||
defraud | verbv | |||||||
verb • deprive of by deceit | ||||||||
engrave | verbv | |||||||
verb • carve, cut, or etch into a material or surface • impress or affect deeply • carve or cut into a block used for printing or print from such a block • carve or cut a design or letters into | ||||||||
grave | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
noun • death of a person • a place for the burial of a corpse (especially beneath the ground and marked by a tombstone) • a mark (`) placed above a vowel to indicate pronunciation adjective satellite • dignified and somber in manner or character and committed to keeping promises • causing fear or anxiety by threatening great harm • of great gravity or crucial import; requiring serious thought verb • shape (a material like stone or wood) by whittling away at it • carve, cut, or etch into a material or surface | ||||||||
swindle | verbv | |||||||
noun • the act of swindling by some fraudulent scheme verb • deprive of by deceit | ||||||||
dent | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • an appreciable consequence (especially a lessening) • a depression scratched or carved into a surface • an impression in a surface (as made by a blow) verb • make a depression into | ||||||||
ding | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a ringing sound • an impression in a surface (as made by a blow) verb • go `ding dong', like a bell | ||||||||
extort | verbv | |||||||
verb • obtain through intimidation • obtain by coercion or intimidation • get or cause to become in a difficult or laborious manner | ||||||||
nick | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • an impression in a surface (as made by a blow) • (British slang) a prison • a small cut verb • cut slightly, with a razor • cut a nick into • divide or reset the tail muscles of • mate successfully; of livestock | ||||||||
rack | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • rib section of a forequarter of veal or pork or especially lamb or mutton • the destruction or collapse of something • an instrument of torture that stretches or disjoints or mutilates victims • a support for displaying ot holding various articles • a form of torture in which pain is inflicted by stretching the body • a rapid gait of a horse in which each foot strikes the ground separately verb • go at a rack • stretch to the limits • put on a rack and pinion • obtain by coercion or intimidation • run before a gale • fly in high wind • draw off from the lees • torment emotionally or mentally • work on a rack • seize together, as of parallel ropes of a tackle in order to prevent running through the block • place in a rack • torture on the rack | ||||||||
rout | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a disorderly crowd of people • an overwhelming defeat verb • cause to flee • dig with the snout • make a groove in • defeat disastrously | ||||||||