eng: gauge

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Meaning
means	(noun) a measuring instrument for measuring and indicating a quantity such as the thickness of wire or the amount of rain etc. gage, gauge
means	(noun) accepted or approved instance or example of a quantity or quality against which others are judged or measured or compared gauge, standard of measurement
means	(noun) the distance between the rails of a railway or between the wheels of a train gauge
means	(noun) the thickness of wire gauge
means	(noun) diameter of a tube or gun barrel bore, gauge, calibre, caliber
means	(verb) judge tentatively or form an estimate of (quantities or time); "I estimate this chicken to weigh three pounds" judge, guess, estimate, approximate, gauge
means	(verb) rub to a uniform size; "gauge bricks" gauge
means	(verb) determine the capacity, volume, or contents of by measurement and calculation; "gauge the wine barrels" gauge
means	(verb) measure precisely and against a standard; "the wire is gauged" gauge
means	(verb) adapt to a specified measurement; "gauge the instruments" gauge
means	(verb) mix in specific proportions; "gauge plaster" gauge
means	e/Gauge (knitting)
means	e/Gauge (shotgun)