to gouge sb's eyes out

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• gouge — gouge1 [gaudʒ] v [T] to make a deep hole or cut in the surface of something ▪ He took a knife and gouged a hole in the bottom of the boat. gouge out [gouge sth<=>out] phr v 1.) to form a hole, space etc by digging into a surface and… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• gouge — 1 verb (T) to make a deep hole or cut in the surface of something: the desks were scratched and gouged gouge sth out phrasal verb (T) 1 to make a hole in something such as rock etc by removing material that is on the surface: Glaciers gouged out… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• gouge out — verb make gouges into a surface The woman s spiked heels gouged out the wooden floor • Hypernyms: ↑cut out • Verb Frames: Somebody s something Something s something * * * ˌgouge ˈ …   Useful english dictionary

• gouge — gouge1 [ gaudʒ ] verb transitive 1. ) to cut long deep holes in something 2. ) to make someone pay more money than they should: They managed to gouge a small fortune out of my father. Merchants were warned against price gouging. ,gouge out… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• gouge out — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms gouge out : present tense I/you/we/they gouge out he/she/it gouges out present participle gouging out past tense gouged out past participle gouged out to remove something from a surface by cutting or digging… …   English dictionary

• gouge out — PHRASAL VERB To gouge out a piece or part of something means to cut, dig, or force it from the surrounding surface. You can also gouge out a hole in the ground. [V n P] He has accused her of threatening to gouge his eyes out. [V P n (not pron)] …   English dictionary

• gouge something out (of something) — ˌgouge sthˈout (of sth) derived to remove or form sth by digging into a surface • The man s eyes had been gouged out. • Glaciers gouged out valleys from the hills. Main entry: ↑gougederived …   Useful english dictionary

• gouge — {{11}}gouge (n.) mid 14c., chisel with a conclave blade, from O.Fr. gouge, from L.L. gubia, alteration of gulbia hollow beveled chisel, probably from Gaulish (Cf. O.Ir. gulban prick, prickle, Welsh gylfin beak ). {{12}}gouge (v.) 1560s, to cut… …   Etymology dictionary

• gouge — Synonyms and related words: alveolation, alveolus, auger, avulse, bandage, beat, bedazzle, beguile of, benight, bezel, bilk, bite, blackmail, bleed, bleed white, blind, blind the eyes, blindfold, bore, broach, bunco, burn, burrow, canal, canalize …   Moby Thesaurus

• gouge —   Pō alo, hao, pao; ko i ōwili, hō o oma (carpenter s).    ♦ Eye gouge, to gouge out eyes, pō alo maka (fig., ungrateful; one who steals a spouse) …   English-Hawaiian dictionary

• force out — I noun a putout of a base runner who is required to run; the putout is accomplished by holding the ball while touching the base to which the runner must advance before the runner reaches that base the shortstop got the runner at second on a force …   Useful english dictionary