/ɡa?d?/toremovesomething bydiggingorcuttingit out of asurface:In Shakespeare'splay"King Lear" the Earl of Gloucester'seyesaregougedout.SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrasesRemoving and extracting
ablate
abstract
bowdlerization
bowdlerize
bowdlerized
clear the decksidiom
drain
extract
letsomeonedown
over-extraction
pick
pluck
pull
pump
scoop
scratch
unboxing
undrained
wipesomethingoffsomething
yank
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