Main Entry: ²gouge

Function: transitive verb

Inflected Form(s): gouged; goug·ing

Date: 1570

1 : to scoop out with or as if with a gouge
2 a : to force out (an eye) with the thumb b : to thrust the thumb into the eye of
3 : to subject to extortion or undue exaction : overcharge

— goug·er noun