gauge

Definitions

1. 1transitive verb

   To measure or determine with a gauge.

2. 2transitive verb

   To measure or to ascertain the contents or the capacity of, as of a pipe, barrel, or keg.

3. 3transitive verb

   To measure the dimensions of, or to test the accuracy of the form of, as of a part of a gunlock.

4. 4transitive verb

   To draw into equidistant gathers by running a thread through it, as cloth or a garment.

5. 5transitive verb

   To measure the capacity, character, or ability of; to estimate; to judge of.

6. 6noun

   A measure; a standard of measure; an instrument to determine dimensions, distance, or capacity; a standard.

7. 7noun

   Measure; dimensions; estimate.

8. 8noun

   Any instrument for ascertaining or regulating the dimensions or forms of things; a templet or template; as, a button maker's gauge.

9. 9noun

   Any instrument or apparatus for measuring the state of a phenomenon, or for ascertaining its numerical elements at any moment; -- usually applied to some particular instrument; as, a rain gauge; a steam gauge.

10. 10noun

    Relative positions of two or more vessels with reference to the wind; as, a vessel has the weather gauge of another when on the windward side of it, and the lee gauge when on the lee side of it.

11. 11noun

    The depth to which a vessel sinks in the water.

12. 12noun

    The distance between the rails of a railway.

13. 13noun

    The quantity of plaster of Paris used with common plaster to accelerate its setting.

14. 14noun

    That part of a shingle, slate, or tile, which is exposed to the weather, when laid; also, one course of such shingles, slates, or tiles.

15. 15noun

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

    Synonyms

    gage
16. 16noun

    diameter of a tube or gun barrel

    Synonyms

    borecalibercalibre
17. 17noun

    the thickness of wire

18. 18noun

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

19. 19noun

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

20. 20verb

    mix in specific proportions

    "gauge plaster"

21. 21verb

    adapt to a specified measurement

    "gauge the instruments"

22. 22verb

    measure precisely and against a standard

    "the wire is gauged"

23. 23verb

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

    "I estimate this chicken to weigh three pounds"

    Synonyms

    approximateestimateguessjudge
24. 24verb

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

    "gauge the wine barrels"

25. 25verb

    rub to a uniform size

    "gauge bricks"