gouge
noun
a chisel having a partly cylindrical blade with the bevel on either the concave or the convex side.
gouges
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pluralof gouge.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
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present tense formof gouge (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
gougenouna chisel having a partly cylindrical blade with the bevel on either the concave or the convex side.
Example Sentences
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As Earth’s climate has warmed, glaciers have rapidly melted in high mountain ranges across the globe, and the resulting water accumulates in unstable gouges cut by the glaciers as they retreat.
From Science Magazine ● Feb. 8, 2023
Investigators said they found scratches and gouges in a mainline valve seal in front of where the tool was, creating leak paths.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 27, 2022
The gouges they make in pursuit of that meal also allow gasses and liquids to escape the body.
From New York Times ● Oct. 12, 2022
And what, exactly, had left such deep gouges in the hind leg of a trapped bobcat?
From Salon ● Jan. 12, 2022
Ragged gouges furrowed the walls of the stairwell.
From "Fablehaven" by Brandon Mull
