gouges's Usage Examples:

The implements of the Bronze Age include swords, awls, knives, gouges, hammers, daggers and arrow-heads.

gouges in the steel wall of the pipeline.

The engraver, who is very rarely the designer, then cuts the otitlines into the block with a knife, afterwards removing the superfluous wood with gouges and chisels.

gouges away the surrounding GRP and, over time, the axle migrates downwards driven by the weight of the centreplate.

Even if you have a scratch-resistant coating on your lenses, you can avoid creating deep gouges that coatings can't stand up against by keeping them in a case, whether it's just a soft pouch or a hard clamshell case.

If the floors are heavily damaged and you need to sand out deep scratches, gouges and dings, grab a sheet or two of 60 or 80 grit.

Wear to the arms and seat is to be expected but look for deep scratches and gouges that will need extensive repair.

Synonyms:

mutilate, mar, force out,

Antonyms:

cool, dry, untwist, gain,