gouge (gouges 3rd person present) (gouging present participle) (gouged past tense & past participle )If you gouge something, you make a hole or a long cut in it, usually with a pointed object. verb
He gouged her cheek with a screwdriver. V n prep gouge out phrasal verb To gouge out a piece or part of something means to cut, dig, or force it from the surrounding surface. You can also gouge out a hole in the ground.