gouged

Charged way too much

Gouged is the past tense of gouge, meaning to cut or scoop out roughly, often with a sharp tool: Someone had gouged deep grooves into the wooden desk.

Eyes can be gouged out in violence.

Figuratively, to gouge is to overcharge or swindle: We got gouged on parking at the airport.

excavated

hollowed

Made empty within

scoopedLifted with curved tool
dugRemoved earth by shoveling
craterImpact or volcanic basin

pit · cavity · depression · indentation · concave · trench · channel · void · recess · basin

overcharging

extortion

Obtaining through threats

rip-offGrossly overpriced exchange
profiteeringExploiting scarcity for gain
inflatedExpanded with gas

exorbitant · overpriced · fleecing · markup · exploitation · predatory · swindle · usury · surcharge · excessive

carving

chisel

Edged carving implement

woodworkCraft of building with lumber
incisionControlled cut into tissue
engravingCarving into hard surfaces

etching · whittling · groove · channel · score · notch · furrow · trench · intaglio · relief

injury

wound

Coiled, or an injury

lacerationTorn, ragged wound
gashDeep, ragged incision
tearTo pull apart

puncture · scrape · cut · trauma · scar · bleeding · flesh · damage · socket · claw

eye

socket

Hollow receiving cavity

enucleationComplete surgical excision
orbitalRevolving around another
eyeballOrgan of sight

cornea · blindness · trauma · surgery · prosthesis · ophthalmology · sightless · injury · attack · violent

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