gouge out
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gouged out; gouging out; gouges out
Definition of gouge out
1 : to remove (something) by digging or cutting
The impact of the accident gouged a big piece out of the wall. He threatened to gouge my eyes out.
2 : to make (a hole or path) by digging or cutting
The river gouged out a wide path between the mountains.
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