Definitions for gauge
The noun gauge has 5 senses? (first 1 from tagged texts)
(a measuring instrument for measuring and indicating a quantity such as the thickness of wire or the amount of rain etc.)
(accepted or approved instance or example of a quantity or quality against which others are judged or measured or compared)
(the distance between the rails of a railway or between the wheels of a train)
(the thickness of wire)
(diameter of a tube or gun barrel)
The verb gauge has 6 senses? (first 1 from tagged texts)
(judge tentatively or form an estimate of (quantities or time); "I estimate this chicken to weigh three pounds")
(rub to a uniform size; "gauge bricks")
(determine the capacity, volume, or contents of by measurement and calculation; "gauge the wine barrels")
(measure precisely and against a standard; "the wire is gauged")
(adapt to a specified measurement; "gauge the instruments")
(mix in specific proportions; "gauge plaster")
