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gage

a security or a pledge; something, as a glove, thrown down as a challenge to fight: The knight threw down his gage.; a variety of plum, as a greengage

Not to be confused with:

gauge – a measuring device; to test; a size: twelve-gauge shotguns; the fineness of knitted fabric: sixty-gauge stockings

gouge – a chisel with a rounded blade; a digging or scooping action: to gouge a channel; to gouge holes

gage¹

(gāj)

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.]

gage²

(gāj)

Any of several varieties of plum, such as the greengage.

[After Sir William Gage (1656?-1727), English botanist.]

gage³

(gāj)

n. & v.

Variant of gauge.

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gage

(ɡeɪdʒ)

1. (Commerce) something deposited as security against the fulfilment of an obligation; pledge

2. (Historical Terms) (formerly) a glove or other object thrown down to indicate a challenge to combat

(tr) archaic to stake, pledge, or wager

[C14: from Old French gage, of Germanic origin; compare Gothic wadi pledge]

gage

(ɡeɪdʒ)

(Plants) short for greengage

gage

(ɡeɪdʒ)

old-fashioned slang US marijuana

[C20: of uncertain origin; compare ganja]

gage

(ɡeɪdʒ)

n, vb

(Mechanical Engineering) US a variant spelling (esp in technical senses) of gauge

Gage

(ɡeɪdʒ)

(Biography) Thomas. 1721–87, British general and governor in America; commander in chief of British forces at Bunker Hill (1775)

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gage¹

(geɪdʒ)

n.

1. something, as a glove, thrown down by a medieval knight in token of challenge to combat.

2. Archaic. to pledge, stake, or wager.

[1350–1400; Middle English < Germanic]

gage²

(geɪdʒ)

n. (chiefly in technical use)

gauge.

Gage

(geɪdʒ)

n.

Thomas, 1721–87, British general in America 1763–76.

gage

- In "engage," it means "pledge, promise."

Gage

a small quantity—Slang Dictionary, 1874.

Examples: gage of gin, 1874; of tobacco, 1834.

gage

Past participle: gaged
Gerund: gaging

Imperative
gage
gage

Present
I gage
you gage
he/she/it gages
we gage
you gage
they gage

Preterite
I gaged
you gaged
he/she/it gaged
we gaged
you gaged
they gaged

Present Continuous
I am gaging
you are gaging
he/she/it is gaging
we are gaging
you are gaging
they are gaging

Present Perfect
I have gaged
you have gaged
he/she/it has gaged
we have gaged
you have gaged
they have gaged

Past Continuous
I was gaging
you were gaging
he/she/it was gaging
we were gaging
you were gaging
they were gaging

Past Perfect
I had gaged
you had gaged
he/she/it had gaged
we had gaged
you had gaged
they had gaged

Future
I will gage
you will gage
he/she/it will gage
we will gage
you will gage
they will gage

Future Perfect
I will have gaged
you will have gaged
he/she/it will have gaged
we will have gaged
you will have gaged
they will have gaged

Future Continuous
I will be gaging
you will be gaging
he/she/it will be gaging
we will be gaging
you will be gaging
they will be gaging

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been gaging
you have been gaging
he/she/it has been gaging
we have been gaging
you have been gaging
they have been gaging

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been gaging
you will have been gaging
he/she/it will have been gaging
we will have been gaging
you will have been gaging
they will have been gaging

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been gaging
you had been gaging
he/she/it had been gaging
we had been gaging
you had been gaging
they had been gaging

Conditional
I would gage
you would gage
he/she/it would gage
we would gage
you would gage
they would gage

Past Conditional
I would have gaged
you would have gaged
he/she/it would have gaged
we would have gaged
you would have gaged
they would have gaged

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Noun 1. [画像:gage - street names for marijuana]gage - street names for marijuana

dope, green goddess, sens, sess, Mary Jane, locoweed, skunk, weed, grass, smoke, pot

cannabis, ganja, marihuana, marijuana - the most commonly used illicit drug; considered a soft drug, it consists of the dried leaves of the hemp plant; smoked or chewed for euphoric effect

2. [画像:gage - a measuring instrument for measuring and indicating a quantity such as the thickness of wire or the amount of rain etc.]gage - a measuring instrument for measuring and indicating a quantity such as the thickness of wire or the amount of rain etc.

gauge

anemometer, wind gage, wind gauge - a gauge for recording the speed and direction of wind

depth gage, depth gauge - a gauge for measuring the depth of grooves or holes or other concavities

dipstick - a graduated rod dipped into a container to indicate the fluid level

gas gage, gas gauge, gasoline gage, gasoline gauge, petrol gage, petrol gauge - gauge that indicates the amount of gasoline left in the gasoline tank of a vehicle

measuring device, measuring instrument, measuring system - instrument that shows the extent or amount or quantity or degree of something

pressure gage, pressure gauge - gauge for measuring and indicating fluid pressure

pluviometer, rain gage, rain gauge, udometer - gauge consisting of an instrument to measure the quantity of precipitation

strain gage, strain gauge - a gauge for measuring strain in a surface

scribing block, surface gage, surface gauge - gauge consisting of a scriber mounted on an adjustable stand; used to test the accuracy of plane surfaces

vacuum gage, vacuum gauge - a gauge for indicating negative atmospheric pressure

water gage, water gauge, water glass - gauge for indicating the level of water in e.g. a tank or boiler or reservoir

wire gage, wire gauge - gauge for measuring the diameter of wire

Verb 1. [画像:gage - place a bet on]gage - place a bet on; "Which horse are you backing?"; "I'm betting on the new horse"

bet on, game, stake, punt, back

ante - place one's stake

parlay, double up - stake winnings from one bet on a subsequent wager

wager, bet, play - stake on the outcome of an issue; "I bet 100ドル on that new horse"; "She played all her money on the dark horse"

gauge

also gage
noun

A means by which individuals are compared and judged:

benchmark, criterion, mark, measure, standard, test, touchstone, yardstick.

verb

1. To ascertain the dimensions, quantity, or capacity of:

measure.

Archaic: mete.

Idiom: take the measure of.

2. To make a judgment as to the worth or value of:

appraise, assay, assess, calculate, estimate, evaluate, judge, rate, size up, valuate, value.

Idiom: take the measure of.

Translations

calibrar

gage

gauge

(also, especially American) gage (geidʒ) verb

1. to measure (something) very accurately. They gauged the hours of sunshine. meet يَقيس измервам точно medir (z)měřit messen måle (κατα)μετρώ με ακρίβεια medir, calibrar mõõtma با دقت اندازه گیری کردن mitata mesurer לִמדוֹד प्रमाप, आयाम mjeriti megmér mengukur mæla calcolare 測る 정확히 측정하다 matuoti mērīt mengukur meten måle wymierzyć په دقت میچول medir a măsura измерять odmerať izmeriti izmeriti mäta วัดด้วยมาตรวัด; เครื่องวัด ölçmek 精確測量 виміряти کسی چیز کو ناپنا đo 精确测量

2. to estimate, judge. Can you gauge her willingness to help? skat يُقَدِّر преценявам calcular posoudit abschätzen vurdere υπολογίζω juzgar, estimar hindama حدس زدن arvioida évaluer לְהַעֲרִיך आकलन procijeniti, prosuditi felmér menilai, menaksir meta, dæma valutare 判断する 평가하다 įvertinti novērtēt mengukur schatten anslå, lodde oszacować اټكلول، تخمينول،ارزښت ټاكل: براوردكول، قضاوت كول (پر calcular a evalua оценивать posúdiť oceniti proceniti bedöma, värdera วัด; ประเมิน kestirmek, tahmin etmek 估計,判斷 оцінювати جانچنا ، پرکھنا đo cỡ 估计

noun

1. an instrument for measuring amount, size, speed etc. a petrol gauge. meter مِقْياس уред за измерване medidor měrka, měřidlo das Meßgerät måler μετρητής, δείκτης calibrador, indicador mõõteriist وسیله اندازه گیری mittari jauge מד माप mjerni instrument mérce, mérő pengukur mælir, mælitæki indicatore di livello 計器 측정 기구 matuoklis degvielas līmeņa indikators tolok meetinstrument, meter måleinstrument wskaźnik د اندازه کولو وسیله indicador jojă измерительный прибор meradlo merilo, meter merni instrument mätare มาตรวัด ölçme âleti, gösterge, mastar 量規 вимірювальний прилад مقدار، حجم یا رفتار ناپنے والا آلہ cái đo, máy đo 量规

2. a standard size (of wire, bullets etc). gauge wire. standaard مِعْيار мащаб padrão norma; ráže die Norm standardmål σταθερό μέγεθος calibre standardmõõt معیار paksuus calibre קוטר मानक साइज baždarska mjera, mjerilo szabványméretű kaliber staðlað mál calibro 標準規格 표준 치수 standartas, etalonas, kalibras standartmērs; kalibrs tolok standaardmaat standardmål wymiar, standard معیار padrão calibru размер norma; ráž uradna mera standardna mera standardmått เกณฑ์มาตรฐาน çap, kalibre 標準尺寸 калібр تار ، گولی وغیرہ کا معیاری سائز cỡ; hạn độ 标准尺寸

3. the distance between the rails of a railway line. spoorwydte عَرْض، مَسافَه، إتِّساع ширина на линия distância rozchod die Spurweite sporvidde πλάτος σιδηροδρομικής γραμμής ancho de vía rööpavahe فاصله بین ریل ها raideleveys écartement מִרווַח בֵּין פָּסֵי רַכֶּבֶת गेज kolosijek nyomtáv lebar sporvídd scartamento 軌間 (선로의) 궤간(軌間) tarpas tarp bėgių sliežu platums jarak spoorbreedte sporvidde, normalspor rozstaw د کتار په منځ کی فاصله distância ecartament ширина колеи rozchod razdalja med tračnicama širina koloseka spårvidd ช่วงกว้างรางรถไฟ ray açıklığı 軌距 ширина колії ریل کی پٹریوں کے بیچ کا فاصلہ bề ngang đường sắt 轨距

gage

vt. medir, calibrar.

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General Gage, an officer of the old French War, and since commander-in- chief of the British forces in America, was appointed governor in his stead.

Soon after General Gage became governor a great many troops had arrived, and were encamped upon the Common.

General Gage sent eight hundred soldiers to Concord, about eighteen miles from Boston, to destroy some ammunition and provisions which the colonists had collected there.

General Gage and his troops were cooped up within the narrow precincts of the peninsula.

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From this station, as I pleased myself with imagining, Gage may have beheld his disastrous victory on Bunker Hill (unless one of the tri-mountains intervened), and Howe have marked the approaches of Washington's besieging army; although the buildings since erected in the vicinity have shut out almost every object, save the steeple of the Old South, which seems almost within arm's length.

"The shape of Gage, as true as in a looking-glass," exclaimed Lord Percy, turning pale.

"No, surely," cried Miss Joliffe, laughing hysterically; "it could not be Gage, or Sir William would have greeted his old comrade in arms!

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``If Brian de Bois-Guilbert gain the prize,'' said the Prior, `` I will gage my rosary that I name the Sovereign of Love and Beauty.''

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The whole country was then a wilderness, and it was necessary to transport the bag gage of the troops by means of the rivers—a devious but practicable route.

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Joining him on the Gage Brothers board are Secretary/Treasurer David Honner, Chuck Smith, Joe Bunkers and Loren Koepsell.

South Dakota's Gage Brothers Concrete, Inc. announced the retirement of Tom and Fred Gage from the company's board of directors, marking the first time in the company's 101-year history that no Gage family member will be directly involved in decision making for the concrete operations

The gage factor [F.sub.G] is defined as the relative change in resistance caused by the relative change in length

Gauging the strain

Armorers and other small arms repairmen can save time having their gages gaged.

Don't unseal gages until needed

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