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gauge

/ gauge /
noun/verb

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1
a measuring instrument for measuring and indicating a quantity such as the thickness of wire or the amount of rain etc.
Type of:
measuring instrument measuring system measuring device
Kinds of:
anemometer wind gauge wind gage depth gauge depth gage
verb Sense 2
determine the capacity, volume, or contents of by measurement and calculation
"gauge the wine barrels"
Type of:
determine find find out
Derived:
gage
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb Sense 3
measure precisely and against a standard
"the wire is gauged"
Type of:
quantify measure
Derived:
standard of measurement
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb Sense 4
adapt to a specified measurement
"gauge the instruments"
Type of:
standardize standardise
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb Sense 5
mix in specific proportions
"gauge plaster"
Type of:
blend flux mix
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
noun Sense 6
accepted or approved instance or example of a quantity or quality against which others are judged or measured or compared
Type of:
standard criterion measure
noun Sense 7
the distance between the rails of a railway or between the wheels of a train
Type of:
distance length
Kinds of:
broad gauge narrow gauge standard gauge
noun Sense 8
the thickness of wire
Type of:
thickness
verb Sense 9
rub to a uniform size
"gauge bricks"
Type of:
rub
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb Sense 10
judge tentatively or form an estimate of (quantities or time)
"I estimate this chicken to weigh three pounds"
Type of:
calculate cipher cypher
Kinds of:
quantize quantise misgauge place put
Derived:
evaluator judge judgment judgement judging
See also:
overestimate overrate lowball underestimate
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s something with something
Something ----s somebody
noun Sense 11
diameter of a tube or gun barrel
Type of:
diameter diam
Derived:
calibrate bore drill
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Sense Count
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Total Synonyms
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Total Relationships
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measuring instrument measuring system measuring device anemometer wind gauge wind gage depth gauge depth gage determine find find out quantify