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gage

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Something, such as a glove or other pledge, thrown down as a challenge to combat (now usually figurative).

Examples :

"My brother threw down a gage to me – he said he could beat me at chess in three games. "

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Something valuable deposited as a guarantee or pledge; security, ransom.

Examples :

"The student offered a week's worth of allowance as a gage to ensure he returned the borrowed textbook. "

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To give or deposit as a pledge or security; to pawn.

Examples :

"He had to gage his watch at the pawnshop to get money for groceries. "

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To wager, to bet.

Examples :

"I'd gage a dollar that it will rain tomorrow. "

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To bind by pledge, or security; to engage.

Examples :

"She had to gage her grandmother's antique necklace to secure a loan for her tuition. "

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

Examples :

"The carpenter used a precise gage to ensure each shelf was the same width. "

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An act of measuring.

Examples :

"The carpenter took a careful gage of the doorframe before cutting the wood. "

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Examples :

"My initial gage of the project's cost was too low. "

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Any instrument for ascertaining or regulating the level, state, dimensions or forms of things

Examples :

"The mechanic used a pressure gage to check the air in my tires. "

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A thickness of sheet metal or wire designated by any of several numbering schemes.

Examples :

"The instructions on the machine stated that we needed to use sheet metal with a 16-gage thickness for the repair. "

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The distance between the rails of a railway.

Examples :

"The maintenance crew checked the gage of the railway tracks to ensure the train wheels would fit properly. "

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A semi-norm; a function that assigns a non-negative size to all vectors in a vector space.

Examples :

"To understand the potential stress on a bridge, engineers use a gage that measures the weight distribution and assigns a non-negative value to each load vector. "

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The number of stitches per inch, centimetre, or other unit of distance.

Examples :

"Before starting the knitting project, she checked the pattern to determine the correct gage for the scarf. "

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Relative positions of two or more vessels with reference to the wind.

Examples :

"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."

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The depth to which a vessel sinks in the water.

Examples :

"The harbor master checked the ship's gage to ensure it wasn't too deep to enter the port safely. "

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(plastering) The quantity of plaster of Paris used with common plaster to make it set more quickly.

Examples :

"The plasterer carefully measured the gage to ensure the wall plaster would harden properly and quickly. "

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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.

Examples :

"The roofer carefully adjusted the gage of each slate to ensure the roof was watertight. "

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A unit of measurement which describes how many spheres of bore diameter of a shotgun can be had from one pound of lead; 12 gauge is roughly equivalent to .75 caliber.

Examples :

""My grandfather collects antique shotguns, and he can tell you the gage of each one just by looking at the barrel." "

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(by extension) A shotgun (synecdoche for 12 gauge shotgun, the most common chambering for combat and hunting shotguns).

Examples :

"The hunter carefully cleaned his gage after a long day in the field. "

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A tunnel-like ear piercing consisting of a hollow ring embedded in the lobe.

Examples :

"Her earlobe stretched around a large, ornate gage, catching the light with its silver design. "

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verb

To measure or determine with a gauge; to measure the capacity of.

Examples :

"The mechanic will gage the tire pressure before we start our road trip. "

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Examples :

"Example Sentence: The teacher asked us to gage the length of the classroom wall before measuring it with a ruler. "

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To appraise the character or ability of; to judge of.

Examples :

"The coach tried to gage the new player's potential during the practice drills. "

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To draw into equidistant gathers by running a thread through it.

Examples :

"The seamstress had to gage the fabric along the top edge of the curtain before attaching it to the rod, creating evenly spaced ruffles. "

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To mix (a quantity of ordinary plaster) with a quantity of plaster of Paris.

Examples :

"The construction worker had to gage the regular plaster with plaster of Paris to make it set faster for the ceiling repair. "

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To chip, hew or polish (stones, bricks, etc) to a standard size and/or shape.

Examples :

"The stonemason carefully gaged the bricks to ensure they fit properly in the new fireplace. "

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A subspecies of plum, Prunus domestica subsp. italica.

Examples :

"My grandmother's garden is home to several varieties of plums, including a particularly delicious and juicy gage. "

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Examples :

"After a long day of work, he quenched his thirst with a gage of ale. "

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Examples :

"He ordered a gage of ale for himself at the pub. "

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(metonymically) A drink.

Examples :

"After a long day of gardening, he deserved a cool gage. "

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A tobacco pipe.

Examples :

"He cleaned the old gage carefully, preparing it for an evening smoke. "

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Examples :

"During the long night shifts at the hospital, the elderly patient needed assistance using the gage. "

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A small quantity of anything.

Examples :

"He gave a small gage of water to the thirsty plant, hoping it would revive. "

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Examples :

""The police found a small amount of gage in his car during the traffic stop." "

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