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soak vs gouge

gouge vs soak

soak and gouge both are nouns.

soak and gouge both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
soak Yes No Yes No
gouge Yes No Yes No
As verbs, gouge is a hyponym of soak; that is, gouge is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than soak:
  • soak: rip off; ask an unreasonable price
  • gouge: obtain by coercion or intimidation
Other hyponyms of soak include extort, rack, squeeze, wring.
soak (noun) gouge (noun)
washing something by allowing it to soak the act of gouging
the process of becoming softened and saturated as a consequence of being immersed in water (or other liquid) and edge tool with a blade like a trough for cutting channels or grooves
an impression in a surface (as made by a blow)
soak (verb) gouge (verb)
fill, soak, or imbue totally force with the thumb
cover with liquid; pour liquid onto make a groove in
heat a metal prior to working it obtain by coercion or intimidation
become drunk or drink excessively
make drunk (with alcoholic drinks)
beat severely
submerge in a liquid
rip off; ask an unreasonable price
leave as a guarantee in return for money
Difference between soak and gouge

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