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gauge v. [
estimate, approximate, guess, judge] judge tentatively or form an estimate of (quantities or time); "I estimate this chicken to weigh three pounds"
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gauge n. [
gage] a measuring instrument for measuring and indicating a quantity such as the thickness of wire or the amount of rain etc.
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gauge v. rub to a uniform size; "gauge bricks"
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gauge n. [
standard of measurement] accepted or approved instance or example of a quantity or quality against which others are judged or measured or compared
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gauge n. the distance between the rails of a railway or between the wheels of a train
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