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