fleece vs gouge

fleece and gouge both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
fleece	Yes	No	Yes	No
gouge	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, gouge is a hyponym of fleece; that is, gouge is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than fleece:

Other hyponyms of fleece include extort, rack, squeeze, wring.

fleece (noun)	gouge (noun)
outer coat of especially sheep and yaks	the act of gouging
a soft bulky fabric with deep pile; used chiefly for clothing	and edge tool with a blade like a trough for cutting channels or grooves
the wool of a sheep or similar animal	an impression in a surface (as made by a blow)
tanned skin of a sheep with the fleece left on; used for clothing

fleece (verb)	gouge (verb)
shear the wool from	force with the thumb
rip off; ask an unreasonable price	make a groove in
	obtain by coercion or intimidation