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Meaning of gauge

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

2. (n) diameter of a tube or gun barrel

3. (n) the thickness of wire

4. (n) the distance between the rails of a railway or between the wheels of a train

5. (n) accepted or approved instance or example of a quantity or quality against which others are judged or measured or compared

6. (v) mix in specific proportions; "gauge plaster"

7. (v) adapt to a specified measurement; "gauge the instruments"

8. (v) measure precisely and against a standard; "the wire is gauged"

9. (v) judge tentatively or form an estimate of (quantities or time); "I estimate this chicken to weigh three pounds"

10. (v) determine the capacity, volume, or contents of by measurement and calculation; "gauge the wine barrels"

11. (v) rub to a uniform size; "gauge bricks"