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

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