Word

gouge, v.
(gouged, gouges, gouging)
freq. cnt. 7

force with the thumb
<verb.contact> freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 3

force out gouge

sample sentences

"gouge out his eyes"

verb frames

Somebody ----s something

verb frames

Somebody ----s something

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

gouge gouger

also see

gouge out

semantic pointers

hypernym

mutilate, mar

make a groove in
<verb.contact> freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 2

gouge rout

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

gouge gouge

semantic pointers

hypernym

hollow, hollow out, core out

obtain by coercion or intimidation
<verb.possession> freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 2

extort gouge rack squeeze wring

sample sentences

"They extorted money from the executive by threatening to reveal his past to the company boss"
"They squeezed money from the owner of the business by threatening him"