Textual thesaurus for "gouge"

(noun) dent, ding, nick

an impression in a surface (as made by a blow)

(verb) force out

force with the thumb

gouge out his eyes

(verb) rout

make a groove in

(verb) rack, extort, wring, squeeze

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