"gauge" in the noun sense
1. gauge, gage
a measuring instrument for measuring and indicating a quantity such as the thickness of wire or the amount of rain etc.
2. gauge, standard of measurement
accepted or approved instance or example of a quantity or quality against which others are judged or measured or compared
3. gauge
the distance between the rails of a railway or between the wheels of a train
4. gauge
the thickness of wire
5. bore, gauge, caliber, calibre
diameter of a tube or gun barrel
"gauge" in the verb sense
1. estimate, gauge, approximate, guess, judge
judge tentatively or form an estimate of (quantities or time
"I estimate this chicken to weigh three pounds"
2. gauge
rub to a uniform size
"gauge bricks"
3. gauge
determine the capacity, volume, or contents of by measurement and calculation
"gauge the wine barrels"
4. gauge
measure precisely and against a standard
"the wire is gauged"
5. gauge
adapt to a specified measurement
"gauge the instruments"
6. gauge
mix in specific proportions
"gauge plaster"
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