What is the meaning of the word "gauge"?
Definitions:
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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 noun
- We placed the gauge out in the lawn.
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diameter of a tube or gun barrel noun
- We shot a 22 gauge gun.
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the distance between the rails of a railway or between the wheels of a train noun
- The gauge of the rail lines was nonstandard.
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the thickness of wire noun
- I'm not sure if the gauge of the wire is thick enough.
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to adapt to a specified measurement verb
- We gauged the instruments before we began.
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to determine the capacity, volume, or contents of by measurement and calculation verb
- We gauged the wine barrels as holding 900 liters.
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to measure precisely and against a standard verb
- The wire is gauged for that usage.
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to mix in specific proportions verb
- Make sure to gauge the plaster.
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to rub to a uniform size verb
- We should gauge the bricks.