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gauge

/ˈɡeɪd͡ʒ/

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Finish with the sound in “judge.”

Use one syllable. Begin with the hard g of go and end with the j of judge; the vowel sounds like day.

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What does gauge mean?

noun

  1. A measure; a standard of measure; an instrument to determine dimensions, distance, or capacity; a standard
  2. An act of measuring.
  3. An estimate.
More meanings (21)

noun

  1. Any instrument for ascertaining or regulating the level, state, dimensions or forms of things
  2. A thickness of sheet metal or wire designated by any of several numbering schemes, with lower numbers indicating larger size.
  3. Ellipsis of track gauge.
  4. Ellipsis of loading gauge.
  5. A semi-norm; a function that assigns a non-negative size to all vectors in a vector space.
  6. The number of stitches per inch, centimetre, or other unit of distance.
  7. Relative positions of two or more vessels with reference to the wind.
  8. The depth to which a vessel sinks in the water.
  9. The quantity of plaster of Paris used with common plaster to make it set more quickly.
  10. That part of a shingle, slate, or tile, which is exposed to the weather, when laid; also, one course of such shingles, slates, or tiles.
  11. A unit of measurement which describes how many spheres of bore diameter of a shotgun can be had from one pound of lead; 12 gauge is roughly equivalent to .75 caliber.
  12. (slang) A shotgun (synecdoche for 12 gauge shotgun, the most common chambering for combat and hunting shotguns).
  13. A tunnel-like ear piercing consisting of a hollow ring embedded in the lobe.
  14. (slang) Cannabis.

verb

  1. To measure or determine with a gauge; to measure the capacity of.
  2. To estimate.
  3. To appraise the character or ability of; to judge of.
  4. To draw into equidistant gathers by running a thread through it.
  5. To mix (a quantity of ordinary plaster) with a quantity of plaster of Paris.
  6. To chip, hew or polish (stones, bricks, etc) to a standard size and/or shape.

proper noun

  1. A male given name.
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They were spiked down on ordinary sleepers laid upon the natural grade, and the gauge was about three feet six inches.
Frank Lewis Dyer; Thomas Commerford MartinEdison: His Life and InventionsProject Gutenberg ebook #820
One realistic way to gauge the fertility of any particular soil body is to weigh the amount of biomass it sustains.
Steve SolomonOrganic Gardener's CompostingProject Gutenberg ebook #4342
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There are in addition an oil pressure gauge, a petrol pressure gauge, a glass petrol level and two concentric glass pressure gauges for gas pressure.
George WhaleBritish Airships, Past, Present, and FutureProject Gutenberg ebook #762
But we shall be able to gauge with some security the duration of these intervals by a comparison of the preceding and succeeding organic forms.
Charles DarwinOn the Origin of Species By Means of Natural Selection Or, the Preservation of Favoured Races in the Struggle for LifeProject Gutenberg ebook #1228