definition of
judge

[1] #1 judge v. determine the result of (a competition). wn

[2] #2 judge v. [evaluate, pass judgment] form a critical opinion of; "I cannot judge some works of modern art"; "How do you evaluate this grant proposal?" "We shouldn't pass judgment on other people". wn

[3] #3 judge n. [justice, jurist] a public official authorized to decide questions brought before a court of justice. wn

[4] #4 judge v. [estimate, gauge, approximate, guess] judge tentatively or form an estimate of (quantities or time); "I estimate this chicken to weigh three pounds". wn

[5] #5 judge n. [evaluator] an authority who is able to estimate worth or quality. wn