gouge out

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gouge out

The carpenter uses a chisel to gouge out a groove in the wooden plank.

Definition
  1. Verb (transitive):
    • To remove or form by cutting, digging, or scooping with force, often leaving a rough, deep, or hollow mark. This action implies using a tool, an object, or a part of the body to forcefully excavate material from a surface, creating a cavity or groove.
Usage
  • The verb "gouge out" is used with a direct object (the thing being hollowed or marked) and often an indirect object or prepositional phrase indicating the source.
  • It describes a violent, damaging, or forceful action of removal.
  • Common structures: "to gouge out [something]" or "to gouge [something] out of [a surface/material]".
Examples
  • Literal, Physical Action:
    • The carpenter used a chisel to gouge out a channel for the wiring.
    • The explosion gouged out a huge crater in the field.
    • He threatened to gouge his opponent's eyes out.
  • Figurative Use (forceful removal or creation):
    • The new tax policy seems designed to gouge out every last penny from the middle class.
    • Years of erosion had gouged out a deep canyon in the landscape.
Advanced Usage
  • "to have one's eyes gouged out": A common, albeit extreme, metaphorical threat or description of violence, emphasizing complete removal or destruction.
  • Used in contexts of geology, construction, violence, and figurative economic or emotional harm.
Variants and Related Words
  • Gouge (verb): To make a groove or hole in something with a chisel or similar tool, or to overcharge someone drastically. (e.g., / )
  • Gouge (noun): 1. A chisel with a curved blade for cutting grooves. 2. A deep groove or hole made by gouging.
  • Excavate (verb): To dig out and remove earth, typically in a more systematic or large-scale way than "gouge out."
  • Scoop out (verb): To remove something by using a scooping motion, often less violent than "gouge out."
Synonyms
  • Hollow out: To make something hollow by removing the inside material.
  • Scoop out: To remove something with a scooping action.
  • Dig out: To remove something by digging.
  • Excavate: To dig out material from the ground.
Related Phrasal Verbs
  • Gouge out does not have common phrasal verb variations beyond its standard form. The particle "out" is integral to its core meaning of removal.
Related Idioms
  • To gouge someone's eyes out: An idiom expressing extreme anger or a violent threat.
  • No direct common idioms exist that use "gouge out" in a fixed, metaphorical phrase beyond its literal and figurative applications as described.
gouge out

The carpenter uses a chisel to gouge out a groove in the wooden plank.

Verb
  1. make gouges into a surface
    • The woman's spiked heels gouged out the wooden floor