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gage

1  [geyj] noun, verb, gaged, gag⋅ing.
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–noun
1. something, as a glove, thrown down by a medieval knight in token of challenge to combat.
2. Archaic. a challenge.
3. Archaic. a pledge or pawn; security.
–verb (used with object)
4. Archaic. to pledge, stake, or wager.
Origin:
1350–1400; ME < MF < Gmc; see wage
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2  [geyj]
–noun, verb (used with object), gaged, gag⋅ing. (chiefly in technical use)
gauge.
Related forms:
gager, noun

gage

3  [geyj]
–noun
greengage.
Origin:
1840–50; by shortening

Gage

  [geyj]
–noun
Thomas, 1721–87, British general in America 1763–76.

gauge

  [geyj] verb, gauged, gaug⋅ing, noun
–verb (used with object)
1. to determine the exact dimensions, capacity, quantity, or force of; measure.
2. to appraise, estimate, or judge.
3. to make conformable to a standard.
4. to mark or measure off; delineate.
5. to prepare or mix (plaster) with a definite proportion of plaster of Paris and mortar.
6. to chip or rub (bricks or stones) to a uniform size or shape.
–noun
7. a standard of measure or measurement.
8. a standard dimension, size, or quantity.
9. any device or instrument for measuring, registering measurements, or testing something, esp. for measuring a dimension, quantity, or mechanical accuracy: pressure gauge; marking gauge.
10. a means of estimating or judging; criterion; test.
11. extent; scope; capacity: trying to determine the gauge of his own strength.
12. Ordnance. a unit of measure of the internal diameter of a shotgun barrel, determined by the number of spherical lead bullets of a diameter equal to that of the bore that are required to make one pound: a twelve-gauge shotgun.
13. Railroads. the distance between the inner edges of the heads of the rails in a track, usually 4 ft. 8.5 in. (1.4 m) (standard gauge), but sometimes more (broad gauge) and sometimes less (narrow gauge).
14. the distance between a pair of wheels on an axle.
15. the thickness or diameter of various, usually thin, objects, as the thickness of sheet metal or the diameter of a wire or screw.
16. the fineness of a knitted fabric as expressed in loops per every 1.5 in. (3.8 cm): 15 denier, 60 gauge stockings.
17. Nautical. the position of one vessel as being to the windward (weather gauge) or to the leeward (lee gauge) of another vessel on an approximately parallel course.
18. Building Trades. the portion of the length of a slate, tile, etc., left exposed when laid in place.
19. the amount of plaster of Paris mixed with mortar or common plaster to hasten the set.
Also, especially in technical use, gage.

Origin:
1375–1425; late ME < ONF (F jauge) < Gmc

Related forms:
gauge⋅a⋅ble, adjective
gauge⋅a⋅bly, adverb

Synonyms:
2. evaluate, assess, value, calculate.
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gage 1   (gāj)   
n.  

  1. Something deposited or given as security against an obligation; a pledge.

  2. Something, such as a glove, that is offered or thrown down as a pledge or challenge to fight.

  3. A challenge.

tr.v.   gaged, gag·ing, gag·es Archaic

  1. To pledge as security.

  2. To offer as a stake in a bet; wager.


[Middle English, from Old French, of Germanic origin.]
gage 2   (gāj)   
n.  Any of several varieties of plum, such as the greengage.

[After Sir William Gage (1656?-1727), English botanist.]
gage 3   (gāj)   
n.   & v.
Variant of gauge.
Gage   (gāj)   
British general and colonial administrator. As governor of Massachusetts (1774-1775) his attempts to suppress colonial resistance led to the start of the American Revolution.
gauge also gage   (gāj)   
n.  

    1. A standard or scale of measurement.

    2. A standard dimension, quantity, or capacity.

    3. The distance between the two rails of a railroad.

    4. The distance between two wheels on an axle.

  2. An instrument for measuring or testing.

  3. A means of estimating or evaluating; a test: a gauge of character. See Synonyms at standard.

  4. Nautical The position of a vessel in relation to another vessel and the wind.

    1. The distance between the two rails of a railroad.

    2. The distance between two wheels on an axle.

  6. The interior diameter of a shotgun barrel as determined by the number of lead balls of a size exactly fitting the barrel that are required to make one pound. Often used in combination: a 12-gauge shotgun.

  7. The amount of plaster of Paris combined with common plaster to speed setting of the mixture.

  8. Thickness or diameter, as of sheet metal or wire.

  9. The fineness of knitted cloth as determined by the number of loops per 1 1/2 inches.

tr.v.   gauged also gaged, gaug·ing also gag·ing, gaug·es also gag·es

  1. To measure precisely.

  2. To determine the capacity, volume, or contents of.

  3. To evaluate or judge: gauge a person's ability.

  4. To adapt to a specified measurement.

  5. To mix (plaster) in specific proportions.

  6. To chip or rub (bricks or stones) to size.


[Middle English, from Old North French, gauging rod, of Germanic origin.]
gauge'a·ble adj.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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Word Origin & History

gauge 
1440, from Anglo-Fr. gauge (1357), from O.N.Fr. gauger, from gauge "gauging rod," perhaps from Frank. *galgo "rod, pole for measuring" (cf. O.N. gelgja "pole, perch," O.H.G. galgo, Eng. gallows).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: gage
variant of GAUGE

Main Entry: 2gauge
Variant: also gage
Function: transitive verb
Inflected Forms: gauged also gaged; gaug·ing also gag·ing
1 a : to measure exactly b : to determine the capacity or contents of
2 a : to check for conformity tospecifications or limits b : to measure off or set out
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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