gouge

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From Middle English gouge (“chisel with concave blade; gouge”), from Old French gouge, goi (“gouge”), from Late Latin goia, gubia, gulbia (“chisel; piercer”), borrowed from Gaulish *gulbiā, from Proto-Celtic *gulbā, *gulbi, *gulbīnos (“beak, bill”). The English word is cognate with Italian gorbia, gubbia (“ferrule”), Old Breton golb, Old Irish gulba (“beak”), Portuguese goiva, Scottish Gaelic gilb (“chisel”), Spanish gubia (“chisel, gouge”), Welsh gylf (“beak; pointed instrument”), gylyf (“sickle”). The verb is derived from the noun.

100 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Bulgarian: кръстат секач (krǎstat sekač) — chisel with a curved blade
• Catalan: gúbia — chisel with a curved blade
• Finnish: koverrin — chisel with a curved blade
• French: gouge — chisel with a curved blade
• Galician: gubia — chisel with a curved blade
• Galician: esgubia — chisel with a curved blade
• Georgian: სატეხი (saṭexi) — chisel with a curved blade
• German: Grabstichel — chisel with a curved blade
• German: Hohlbeitel — chisel with a curved blade
• German: Hohlmeißel — chisel with a curved blade
• German: Stichel — chisel with a curved blade
• Hindi: रुखानी (rukhānī) — chisel with a curved blade
• Italian: sgorbia — chisel with a curved blade
• Japanese: 丸鑿 (marunomi) — chisel with a curved blade
• Latin: gulbia — chisel with a curved blade
• Malagasy: famoalaka — chisel with a curved blade
• Persian: جبر — chisel with a curved blade
• Portuguese: goiva — chisel with a curved blade
• Russian: полукруглое долото (polukrugloje doloto) — chisel with a curved blade
• Spanish: gubia — chisel with a curved blade
• Swedish: håljärn — chisel with a curved blade
• Swedish: hålmejsel — chisel with a curved blade
• Swedish: svarvjärn — chisel with a curved blade
• Swedish: skölp — chisel with a curved blade
• Ottoman Turkish: اولق (oluk) — chisel with a curved blade
• Ottoman Turkish: اسكنه (iskene) — chisel with a curved blade
• Bulgarian: жлеб (žleb) — cut or groove
• Finnish: uurros — cut or groove
• Finnish: uurre — cut or groove
• Finnish: ura — cut or groove
• French: gougeure — cut or groove
• French: rainure — cut or groove
• Georgian: ღარი (ɣari) — cut or groove
• Georgian: ამონაღები (amonaɣebi) — cut or groove
• Georgian: ფოსო (poso) — cut or groove
• Georgian: ღრმული (ɣrmuli) — cut or groove
• Georgian: ღრუ (ɣru) — cut or groove
• German: Furche — cut or groove
• German: Rille — cut or groove
• Hebrew: חתך (kharíts) — cut or groove
• Portuguese: ranhura — cut or groove
• Russian: жёлоб (žólob) — cut or groove
• Russian: вы́емка (výjemka) — cut or groove
• Spanish: ranura — cut or groove
• Spanish: surco — cut or groove
• Spanish: harina — (mining) soft material lying between the wall of a vein and the solid vein
• Bulgarian: издълбавам (izdǎlbavam) — to make a groove, hole, or mark in by scooping
• Cebuano: lugit — to make a groove, hole, or mark in by scooping
• Finnish: kaivaa ulos — to make a groove, hole, or mark in by scooping
• Finnish: kovertaa — to make a groove, hole, or mark in by scooping
• French: gouger — to make a groove, hole, or mark in by scooping
• French: graver — to make a groove, hole, or mark in by scooping
• German: ausstechen — to make a groove, hole, or mark in by scooping
• German: bohren — to make a groove, hole, or mark in by scooping
• German: einschlagen — to make a groove, hole, or mark in by scooping
• Māori: tīkaro — to make a groove, hole, or mark in by scooping
• Polish: żłobić — to make a groove, hole, or mark in by scooping
• Russian: долби́ть (dolbítʹ) — to make a groove, hole, or mark in by scooping
• Russian: продолби́ть (prodolbítʹ) — to make a groove, hole, or mark in by scooping
• Russian: выда́лбливать (vydálblivatʹ) — to make a groove, hole, or mark in by scooping
• Russian: вы́долбить (výdolbitʹ) — to make a groove, hole, or mark in by scooping
• Russian: выбива́ть (vybivátʹ) — to make a groove, hole, or mark in by scooping
• Russian: вы́бить (výbitʹ) — to make a groove, hole, or mark in by scooping
• Northern Sami: gohpat — to make a groove, hole, or mark in by scooping
• Swedish: gravera — to make a groove, hole, or mark in by scooping
• Swedish: karva — to make a groove, hole, or mark in by scooping
• Swedish: rista — to make a groove, hole, or mark in by scooping
• Swedish: urholka — to make a groove, hole, or mark in by scooping
• Finnish: kiskoa — to charge an unfairly or unreasonably high price
• German: abzocken — to charge an unfairly or unreasonably high price
• German: schröpfen — to charge an unfairly or unreasonably high price
• Russian: обдира́ть (obdirátʹ) — to charge an unfairly or unreasonably high price
• Russian: ободра́ть (obodrátʹ) — to charge an unfairly or unreasonably high price
• Armenian: փորել (pʻorel) — To dig or scoop (something) out
• Bulgarian: избо́ждам (izbóždam) — To dig or scoop (something) out
• Bulgarian: избода (izboda) — To dig or scoop (something) out
• Bulgarian: набо́ждам (nabóždam) — To dig or scoop (something) out
• Bulgarian: набода (naboda) — To dig or scoop (something) out
• Chinese: 剮 /剐 (kóa) — To dig or scoop (something) out
• Chinese Mandarin: 刔 (jué) — To dig or scoop (something) out
• Chinese Mandarin: 穵 (wā) — To dig or scoop (something) out
• Chinese Mandarin: 挖 (wā) — To dig or scoop (something) out
• Dutch: gutsen — To dig or scoop (something) out
• Dutch: kerven — To dig or scoop (something) out
• Finnish: kovertaa — To dig or scoop (something) out
• Japanese: 抉 (eguru) — To dig or scoop (something) out
• Japanese: 刳り貫く (kurinuku) — To dig or scoop (something) out
• Russian: выка́лывать (vykályvatʹ) — To dig or scoop (something) out
• Russian: вы́колоть (výkolotʹ) — To dig or scoop (something) out
• Thai: ควัก (kwák) — To dig or scoop (something) out
• Thai: แซะ (sɛ́) — To dig or scoop (something) out
• French: éborgner — to push or try to push the eye out of its socket
• Galician: sacar os ollos — to push or try to push the eye out of its socket
• Italian: cavare — to push or try to push the eye out of its socket
• Māori: tīkaro — to push or try to push the eye out of its socket
• Russian: выбива́ть глаз (vybivátʹ glaz) — to push or try to push the eye out of its socket
• Russian: вы́бить глаз (výbitʹ glaz) — to push or try to push the eye out of its socket
• Serbo-Croatian: iskopati — to push or try to push the eye out of its socket
• Serbo-Croatian: izbiti — to push or try to push the eye out of its socket
• Swedish: trycka (ut ögat på någon) — to push or try to push the eye out of its socket