(n) :
a chisel, with a curved blade, for scooping or cutting holes, channels, or grooves, in wood, stone, etc; a cut or groove, as left by something sharp
"the nail left a deep gouge in the tire."
(v) :
to make a mark or hole by scooping; to push, or try to push the eye (of a person) out of its socket
"japanese and Chinese printers used to gouge characters in wood."
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(n) :
a chisel, with a curved blade, for scooping or cutting holes, channels, or grooves, in wood, stone, etc; a cut or groove, as left by something sharp
"the nail left a deep gouge in the tire."
(v) :
to make a mark or hole by scooping; to push, or try to push the eye (of a person) out of its socket
"japanese and Chinese printers used to gouge characters in wood."