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English to English noun
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a measuring instrument for measuring and indicating a quantity such as the thickness of wire or the amount of rain etc. |  | source: wordnet30
| 2 |
accepted or approved instance or example of a quantity or quality against which others are judged or measured or compared | | source: wordnet30
| 3 |
the distance between the rails of a railway or between the wheels of a train | | source: wordnet30
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the thickness of wire | | source: wordnet30
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diameter of a tube or gun barrel | | source: wordnet30
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A measure; a standard of measure; an instrument to determine dimensions, distance, or capacity; a standard. | | source: webster1913 verb
| 7 |
judge tentatively or form an estimate of (quantities or time) | | Example: I estimate this chicken to weigh three pounds
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| 8 |
rub to a uniform size | | Example: gauge bricks
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| 9 |
determine the capacity, volume, or contents of by measurement and calculation | | Example: gauge the wine barrels
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| 10 |
measure precisely and against a standard | | Example: the wire is gauged
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| 11 |
adapt to a specified measurement | | Example: gauge the instruments
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| 12 |
mix in specific proportions | | Example: gauge plaster
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To measure or determine with a gauge. | | source: webster1913
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