Gauge Definition & Meaning

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

Synonyms for gauge

approximate adj

not quite exact or correct; "the approximate time was 10 o'clock"; "a rough guess

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estimate noun

an approximate calculation of quantity or degree or worth; "an estimate of what it would cost

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gage noun

street names for marijuana a measuring instrument for measuring and indicating a quantity such as the thickness of wire

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guess noun

a message expressing an opinion based on incomplete evidence an estimate based on little or no information expect,

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judge noun

a public official authorized to decide questions brought before a court of justice an authority who is able to estimate

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"Gauge" in song lyrics

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  • "Engage, burn paths when he pumping the gauge"
    1.4.0. Productions f/ Chapel — Freestyle
  • "Desperado, name spread like the shells in the gauge"
    504 Boyz f/ Afficial, Curren$y — War
  • "So I'm reaching for my ski mask, loading up my twelve gauge"
    Al-D — I'm Reaching

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What does gauge mean?
a measuring instrument for measuring and indicating a quantity such as the thickness of wire or the amount of rain etc. accepted or approved instance or example of a quantity or quality against which others are judged or measured or compared the distance between the rails of a railway or between the wheels of a train the thickness of wire diameter of a tube or gun barrel judge tentatively or form an estimate of (quantities or time)
What part of speech is gauge?
Gauge is a noun and a verb.
How many definitions does gauge have?
Gauge has 11 definitions across 2 parts of speech (noun, verb).

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