gouge out

• Verbe à particule signifiant retirer ou extraire quelque chose de force, souvent en creusant ou en coupant, ou obtenir quelque chose par extorsion.

A phrasal verb meaning to remove or extract something forcefully, often by digging or cutting, or to take something by extortion.

indénombrable · transitif · phrasal, séparable

1. Remove by diggingformal

   To forcibly remove something, especially an eye, by digging or scooping it out.

   arracher en creusant

   • In the ancient myth, the hero gouged out the monster's eye.
   • The attacker threatened to gouge out his victim's eyes.
   • The sculpture was damaged when someone gouged out a piece of the stone.

   Synonymesdig outextractrip outscoop out

2. Create a hole or grooveformal

   To make a deep hole or groove in a surface by digging or scraping.

   Creuser profondément

   • The heavy machinery gouged out a deep trench in the ground.
   • He gouged out a channel in the wood with a chisel.
   • The river gouged out a canyon over millions of years.

   Synonymescarve outdig outexcavatehollow outscoop out

Verbe de basegouge