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gouged

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  1. To make a groove, hole, or mark in by scooping with or as if with a gouge.“Japanese and Chinese printers used to gouge characters in wood.”
  2. To cheat or impose upon; in particular, to charge an unfairly or unreasonably high price.“The company has no competition, so it tends to gouge its customers.”
  3. To dig or scoop (something) out with or as if with a gouge; in particular, to use a thumb to push or try to push the eye (of a person) out of its socket.
  4. To use a gouge.

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