eye gouge
Brutal facial strike
An eye gouge is a deliberate attempt to injure someone's eye by pressing or digging into it with fingers or thumbs—a brutal move in fighting, typically illegal in combat sports.
As a verb, to eye gouge is to perform this action: He was disqualified for eye gouging his opponent.
The term sometimes appears figuratively for any ruthlessly aggressive tactic.
- pokeSharp, quick thrust
- socketHollow receiving cavity
- thumbShort opposable digit
- blindLacking the sense of sight
- brutalSavagely harsh or severe
wrestling · fighting · street fight · prison yard · orbital · dig · fish hook · maim · gruesome · self-defense · dirty · illegal · close quarters · visceral · squish · pressure · cornea · soft tissue
- self-defenseself-defense, martial arts, self-protection, karate, pepper spray
- sports infractionsfoul, violation, red card, ejection, disqualification
- foulslow blow, headbutt, biting, rabbit punch, groin kick
- fighting movespunch, uppercut, kick, jab, elbow strike
- strikesgeneral strike, labor strike, wildcat strike, strike action, walkout
- brawlingbrawl, fistfight, punch, kick, street brawl
intent and harm level
eye gougegentle touch
caress · healing hands · restraint · nonviolent resistance · pacifism
eye, gouge, eyes, eyed, eyeing, eyeless, eyelet, gouges, gouged