They gouged the money out of the old man.
•The crooks gouged the life savings out of the old lady.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
gouge — [gaʊdʒ, gu:dʒ] verb 1》 make (a rough hole or indentation) in a surface. 2》 (gouge something out) cut or force something out roughly or violently. 3》 N. Amer. informal overcharge or swindle (someone). noun 1》 a chisel with a concave blade. 2》 an… … English new terms dictionary
gouge — gouge1 [gaudʒ] v [T] to make a deep hole or cut in the surface of something ▪ He took a knife and gouged a hole in the bottom of the boat. gouge out [gouge sth<=>out] phr v 1.) to form a hole, space etc by digging into a surface and… … Dictionary of contemporary English
gouge — 1 verb (T) to make a deep hole or cut in the surface of something: the desks were scratched and gouged gouge sth out phrasal verb (T) 1 to make a hole in something such as rock etc by removing material that is on the surface: Glaciers gouged out… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
gouge — gouge1 [ gaudʒ ] verb transitive 1. ) to cut long deep holes in something 2. ) to make someone pay more money than they should: They managed to gouge a small fortune out of my father. Merchants were warned against price gouging. ,gouge out… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
gouge — I UK [ɡaʊdʒ] / US verb [transitive] Word forms gouge : present tense I/you/we/they gouge he/she/it gouges present participle gouging past tense gouged past participle gouged 1) to cut long deep holes in something 2) mainly American to make… … English dictionary
gouge — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. scoop, channel, dig, groove, rout out; informal, defraud, cheat (see deception, stealing). See concavity, furrow. II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To hollow out] Syn. scoop, chisel, channel; see dig 1 . 2. [*To … English dictionary for students
cut out — I verb 1. delete or remove (Freq. 2) Cut out the extra text cut out the newspaper article • Derivationally related forms: ↑cutout • Hypernyms: ↑extinguish, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
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