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UK
/ɡˈeɪdʒ/
]
[ US /ˈɡeɪdʒ/ ]
[ US /ˈɡeɪdʒ/ ]
VERB
-
adapt to a specified measurement
gauge the instruments -
measure precisely and against a standard
the wire is gauged -
determine the capacity, volume, or contents of by measurement and calculation
gauge the wine barrels -
judge tentatively or form an estimate of (quantities or time)
I estimate this chicken to weigh three pounds -
rub to a uniform size
gauge bricks -
mix in specific proportions
gauge plaster
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
How To Use gauge In A Sentence
- 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. Say Goodbye to Debt
- The flat, white light made it hard to gauge distances. A BOOK OF LANDS AND PEOPLES
- It's like quail hunting: A short, light 20-gauge gun is faster than a big, heavy 12 in covering a covey rise.
- Politicians have very accurately gauged the impotence of writers; they don't give a damn for their opinions.
- They also say that at the time the game was arranged it was hard to gauge the future political landscape. The Sun
- Belle does some kind of abstruse Boswellising; after the first meal, having gauged the kind of jests that would pay here, I observed, ‘Boswell is Barred during this cruise.’ Vailima Letters
- He said he saw a bandoleer, which held 12 - gauge shotgun shells, but no guns.
- What gauge of wire do you require?
- Finding a station that pumps CNG can be a chore, especially when the gauge reads zero pressure!
- Guranteed kill. #2 buckshot in 20 gauge 3 magnum is good also A typical 20 gauge load of #3 buck is 20 pellets leaving the muzzle at a factory spec velocity of 1200 fps.
