1gouge 
/ˈgaʊʤ/ verb
goug·es; gouged; goug·ing /ˈgaʊʤ/ verb [+ obj] 1 a : to cut a deep hole in (something)
▪ The lamp fell and gouged the table.
b : to make (a deep hole) in something
▪ A bomb had gouged a large crater in the street. 2 US, informal : to make (someone) pay too much money for something
▪ They feel that they are being gouged by the oil companies. ▪ The company has been gouging [=overcharging] its customers for years. ▪ They have been accused of price gouging. [=making their customers pay too much money]
▪ The lamp fell and gouged the table.
b : to make (a deep hole) in something
▪ A bomb had gouged a large crater in the street.
▪ They feel that they are being gouged by the oil companies. ▪ The company has been gouging [=overcharging] its customers for years. ▪ They have been accused of price gouging. [=making their customers pay too much money]
gouge out [phrasal verb]
gouge out (something) or gouge (something) out 1 : to remove (something) by digging or cutting
▪ The impact of the accident gouged a big piece out of the wall. ▪ He threatened to gouge my eyes out. 2 : to make (a hole or path) by digging or cutting
▪ The river gouged out a wide path between the mountains.
▪ The impact of the accident gouged a big piece out of the wall. ▪ He threatened to gouge my eyes out.
▪ The river gouged out a wide path between the mountains.
— goug·er noun, plural goug·ers [count] chiefly US
▪ a price gouger
▪ a price gouger
