to gouge; to hollow out; to bore; to excavate; to scoop out

えぐる only

to greatly perturb; to cause emotional pain

えぐる only

to get to the bottom of things; to relentlessly bring the truth to light

harsh (taste, feeling, etc.); acrid; pungent; astringent

Colloquial

sharp (language, question, etc.); biting; harsh

Colloquial

nasty; gross; disgusting; brutal

Slang

awesome; amazing; incredible; cool

to be gouged; to be hollowed; to become hollow

Word usually written using kana alone

to dig out; to gouge out; to hollow out

to scoop; to ladle; to bail

to jerk (one's chin)

to gouge out; to excavate; to hollow; to bore; to drill; to carve (e.g. pumpkin)

neckline (of dress, etc.)

harshness; acridity; astringent taste; bitter taste

Architecture

molding; moulding

座繰り／坐繰り／座繰／坐繰 only

reeling by hand (esp. silk); hand filature

Noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru; Esp. 座ぐり

counter sinking (making conical depression so screw-heads don't protrude above surface); spot facing (machining a flat space for bolt head, etc.); spotfacing

Esp. 座刳り

hollowing out (e.g. wooden chair seat, scallop pattern on roof, etc.)

sleeve-hole; armhole