Clues for the word "GOUGE"
We've had 35 crossword clues used for this word, and seen it 76 times in crosswords. It was last seen in Mirror Mini crossword on February 15, 2026.
Definition of gouge
- n. - A chisel, with a hollow or semicylindrical blade, for scooping or cutting holes, channels, or grooves, in wood, stone, etc.; a similar instrument, with curved edge, for turning wood.
- n. - A bookbinder's tool for blind tooling or gilding, having a face which forms a curve.
- n. - An incising tool which cuts forms or blanks for gloves, envelopes, etc. from leather, paper, etc.
- n. - Soft material lying between the wall of a vein aud the solid vein.
- n. - The act of scooping out with a gouge, or as with a gouge; a groove or cavity scooped out, as with a gouge.
- n. - Imposition; cheat; fraud; also, an impostor; a cheat; a trickish person.
Referring Clues
- Overcharge
- Soak
- Chisel
- Swindle
- Extort from
- Overcharge in a big way
- Take advantage of
- Scoop out
- Overcharge excessively
- Chisel mark
- Overcharge, big time
- Over-charge
- Charge way too much
- Illegally overcharge
- Kind of chisel
- Way overcharge
- Chisel relative
- Overcharge greatly
- Scooping tool
- Force out brutally
- Make a hole or groove
- Force out with implement
- Moe Howard poke
- Fleece
- Overcharge but good
- Overcharge during a shortage, say
- Rounded chisel
- Dig out
- Charge like a scalper
- Go for a huge piece – scoop it out!
- What usurers do
- Overcharge by a lot
- Charge too much
- Charge triple, say
- Go for a huge piece â€" scoop it out!
Last Seen In
- Mirror Mini - February 15, 2026
- Evening Standard Cryptic - November 24, 2025
- New York Times - May 12, 2025
- Penny Dell Daily - April 24, 2025
- Penny Dell Daily - April 07, 2025
- Mirror Mini - February 15, 2025
- King Syndicate - Thomas Joseph - July 09, 2024
- Mirror Mini - March 30, 2024
- Penny Dell Daily - October 05, 2023
- Penny Dell Daily - July 02, 2023
- Penny Dell Daily - May 17, 2023
- Mirror Mini - March 30, 2023
- Penny Dell Daily - March 04, 2023
- Penny Dell Daily - February 06, 2023
- Penny Dell Daily - November 23, 2022
- USA Today - October 28, 2022
- Penny Dell Daily - August 31, 2022
- Penny Dell Daily - August 09, 2022
- USA Today - July 20, 2022
- King Syndicate - Thomas Joseph - July 01, 2022
- New York Times - August 28, 2017
- Penny Dell Daily - June 04, 2017
- Wall Street Journal - March 11, 2017
- Mirror Mini - February 15, 2017
- Penny Dell Daily - February 10, 2017
- Pat Sajack's Code Letter - November 20, 2016
- Pat Sajack's Code Letter - September 30, 2016
- Pat Sajack's Code Letter - December 20, 2015
- Pat Sajack's Code Letter - December 09, 2015
- Guardian Quick - November 04, 2015
- And in 46 more crossword puzzles...