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Gouging

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Word	Definition
groovenoun	(music) A pronounced, enjoyable rhythm.
racknoun	A series of one or more shelves, stacked one above the other.
wringverb	(transitive) Often followed by out: to squeeze or twist (something moist) tightly so that liquid is forced out.
routnoun	(originally military) The act of completely defeating an army or other enemy force, causing it to retreat in a disorganized manner; (by extension) in politics, sport, etc.: a convincing defeat; a thrashing, a trouncing.
force outverb	To cause something to be ejected
nicknoun	A small cut in a surface.
dentnoun	A shallow deformation in the surface of an object, produced by an impact.
extortverb	(transitive) To take or seize from an unwilling person by physical force, menace, duress, torture, or any undue or illegal exercise of power or ingenuity.
pricenoun	The cost required to gain possession of something.
gouge bitnoun	A bit used for boring (making holes) shaped like a gouge.
gashingnoun	The act of making a gash, or cut.
fault gougenoun	(geology) Accumulated crushed rock debris which is the product of the movement of the rocks on each side of a fault.
marking gagenoun	(US) Alternative spelling of marking gauge. [tool used in woodworking and metalworking to scribe a line parallel to a reference edge or surface.]
gashnoun	A deep cut.
gashernoun	One who gashes.
gappingnoun	(linguistics) A type of ellipsis that occurs in the non-initial conjuncts of coordinate structures, and usually elides minimally a finite verb and further any non-finite verbs that are present. Example: "Some ate bread, and others rice."
gulletingnoun	(archaic, engineering) A system of excavating by means of gullets or channels.
groovingnoun	A groove; a long indentation.
garshnoun	Dated form of gash. [A deep cut.]
gawpingnoun	(British) The action of the verb gawp.