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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Crews have closed lanes 143 times in the last 5½ years, on urgent pothole-filling missions, when weekly inspections found gouges or holes in the deck, according to the Washington State Department of Transportation.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 19, 2024
There are still gouges in the carriage house from the carriages that were kept there, according to a former owner, Amy Pressler.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 24, 2023
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
In some instances, it drizzles down the canvas in rivulets; in others it amasses in thick crusts into which Bradley gouges with a stick or a rake.
From New York Times ● Nov. 3, 2022
He stirred again when we began cleaning the cuts and gouges on his face, reaching for my hand at the first touch of stinging antiseptic.
From "The Darkest Minds" by Alexandra Bracken
