gauge

noun

  1. 1

    a measuring instrument for measuring and indicating a quantity such as the thickness of wire or the amount of rain etc.

  2. 2

    diameter of a tube or gun barrel

  3. 3

    the thickness of wire

  4. 4

    the distance between the rails of a railway or between the wheels of a train

  5. 5

    accepted or approved instance or example of a quantity or quality against which others are judged or measured or compared

verb

  1. 1

    mix in specific proportions

    gauge plaster

  2. 2

    adapt to a specified measurement

    gauge the instruments

  3. 3

    measure precisely and against a standard

    the wire is gauged

  4. 4

    judge tentatively or form an estimate of (quantities or time)

    I estimate this chicken to weigh three pounds

  5. 5

    determine the capacity, volume, or contents of by measurement and calculation

    gauge the wine barrels

  6. 6

    rub to a uniform size

    gauge bricks

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