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gauge (gage)
- pronunciation:
- geIj
- parts of speech:
- transitive verb, noun
- features:
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| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
gaged, gages, gaging, gauged, gauges, gauging |
| definition 1: |
to make an estimate of; judge.
The speaker incorrectly gauged the reactions of his audience.- similar words:
- appraise, calculate, consider, evaluate, judge, reckon
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| definition 2: |
to measure exactly the size or contents of.
- similar words:
- measure
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| related words: |
account, appraise, assess, estimate, evaluate, make, pace, put |
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
an accepted scale for measuring.
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| definition 2: |
a device used to make a measurement.
a pressure gauge
- similar words:
- instrument
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| definition 3: |
a procedure or criterion for making a judgment.
a gauge of ability- similar words:
- criterion
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| definition 4: |
the size, range, or extent of something.
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| definition 5: |
a standard of measuring, as for the distance between railroad tracks, the thickness of wire, or the inner diameter of shotgun barrels.
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| related words: |
control, degree, lead, mark, measure |
| derivation: |
gaugeable (adj.) |
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