1. gauge - noun
· a measuring instrument for measuring and indicating a quantity such as the thickness of wire or the amount of rain etc.
Synonym(s): gage
Hypernym(s): measuring_instrument, measuring_system, measuring_device
2. gauge - noun
· accepted or approved instance or example of a quantity or quality against which others are judged or measured or compared
Synonym(s): standard_of_measurement
Hypernym(s): standard, criterion, measure, touchstone
3. gauge - noun
· the distance between the rails of a railway or between the wheels of a train
4. gauge - noun
· the thickness of wire
Hypernym(s): thickness
5. gauge - noun
· diameter of a tube or gun barrel
Synonym(s): bore, caliber, calibre
6. gauge - verb
· judge tentatively or form an estimate of (quantities or time); "I estimate this chicken to weigh three pounds"
Synonym(s): estimate, approximate, guess, judge
Hypernym(s): calculate, cipher, cypher, compute, work_out, reckon, figure
7. gauge - verb
· rub to a uniform size; "gauge bricks"
Hypernym(s): rub
8. gauge - verb
· determine the capacity, volume, or contents of by measurement and calculation; "gauge the wine barrels"
Hypernym(s): determine, find, find_out, ascertain
9. gauge - verb
· measure precisely and against a standard; "the wire is gauged"
Hypernym(s): quantify, measure
10. gauge - verb
· adapt to a specified measurement; "gauge the instruments"
Hypernym(s): standardize, standardise
11. gauge - verb
· mix in specific proportions; "gauge plaster"
Hypernym(s): blend, flux, mix, conflate, commingle, immix, fuse, coalesce, meld, combine, merge
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