Open English Wordnet
Nouns
(n)gougeand edge tool with a blade like a trough for cutting channels or grooves (n)gougethe act of gouging Verbs
(v)extort, squeeze, rack, gouge, wringobtain by coercion or intimidation“They extorted money from the executive by threatening to reveal his past to the company boss”,
“They squeezed money from the owner of the business by threatening him”