Gouge (Verb)
Meaning 1
Make a groove in.
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Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.
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Meaning 2
Obtain by coercion or intimidation; "They extorted money from the executive by threatening to reveal his past to the company boss"; "They squeezed money from the owner of the business by threatening him".
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Verbs of buying, selling, owning.
Examples
- The corrupt official tried to gouge a bribe from the merchant by threatening to revoke his business license.
- Management attempted to gouge concessions from the union by reducing the employee benefits package.
- The loan shark used intimidation to gouge interest rates from borrowers who had few other options.
- Law enforcement claimed the businesses were trying to gouge higher prices from customers under the guise of a natural disaster.
- Some airlines have been accused of gouging additional fees from passengers by nickel-and-diming every extra service.
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Meaning 3
Force with the thumb; "gouge out his eyes".
Classification
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.