Synonyms for gouge
- verb
- noun
Synonyms by meaning
Verb
1. Defraud — to cheat or impose upon; in particular, to charge an unfairly or unreasonably high price
3. Engrave — to make a groove, hole, or mark in by scooping with or as if with a gouge
Other
overcharge, drill, force out, rout UK
Noun
Definitions
- v. 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.
- v. 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.
- v. 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.
- n. 1
Senses relating to cutting tools. A chisel with a curved blade for cutting or scooping channels, grooves, or holes in wood, stone, etc.
Related words
- Word family
- gouger
Example sentences
- defraud It was an intricate scheme to defraud the rightful heirs.
- swindle Be careful. He's not an easy one to swindle.
- squeeze Everyone squeeze together so I can take a picture.
- engrave I can engrave that on a ring.
By length
- 4 letters
- nick1, rack1, dent1, ding1, rout1
- 5 letters
- grave1, cheat1, drill1, wring1
- 6 letters
- extort2, incise2, chouse
- 7 letters
- squeeze1, defraud2, swindle2, engrave2
- 10 letters
- overcharge3
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (extort2 = 2 syllables).