gauge vs gage
Definitions
verb
- adapt to a specified measurement
- measure precisely and against a standard
- determine the capacity, volume, or contents of by measurement and calculation
- judge tentatively or form an estimate of (quantities or time)
- rub to a uniform size
noun
- the thickness of wire
- diameter of a tube or gun barrel
- 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
Examples
The importance of a good one can be gauged by the fact that there are now many people who prepare CVs for other people as a business.
The flat, white light made it hard to gauge distances.
It's like quail hunting: A short, light 20-gauge gun is faster than a big, heavy 12 in covering a covey rise.
Definitions
verb
- place a bet on
noun
- a measuring instrument for measuring and indicating a quantity such as the thickness of wire or the amount of rain etc.
- street names for marijuana
Examples
Rules exist to be violated, so that the ‘bastard’ may be more violently characterized and the audience engaged in revengeful fury.
He is engaged in a bitter struggle with his rival to get control of the company.
“And now, Sir John de Walton,” he said, “methinks you are a little churlish in not ordering me some breakfast, after I have been all night engaged in your affairs; and a cup of muscadel would, I think, be no bad induction to a full consideration of this perplexed matter.”
