gage Synonyms & Antonyms
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Gage as a Verb
To bind (someone) by pledge or security; to engage.
To bet or wager (something).
To deposit or give (something) as a pledge or security; to pawn.
Alternative spelling of gauge.
To give or deposit as a pledge or security; to pawn.
To wager, to bet.
To bind by pledge, or security; to engage.
To measure or determine with a gauge; to measure the capacity of.
To estimate.
To appraise the character or ability of; to judge of.
To draw into equidistant gathers by running a thread through it.
To mix (a quantity of ordinary plaster) with a quantity of plaster of Paris.
To chip, hew or polish (stones, bricks, etc) to a standard size and/or shape.
Gage as a Noun
Something, such as a glove or other pledge, thrown down as a challenge to combat (now usually figurative).
Something valuable deposited as a guarantee or pledge; security, ransom.
Alternative spelling of gauge.
A subspecies of plum, Prunus domestica subsp. italica.
Marijuana
A pint pot.
A drink.
A tobacco pipe.
A chamber pot.
A small quantity of anything.
A quart pot.
A measure; a standard of measure; an instrument to determine dimensions, distance, or capacity; a standard
An act of measuring.
An estimate.
Any instrument for ascertaining or regulating the level, state, dimensions or forms of things
A thickness of sheet metal or wire designated by any of several numbering schemes.
The distance between the rails of a railway.
A semi-norm; a function that assigns a non-negative size to all vectors in a vector space.
The number of stitches per inch, centimetre, or other unit of distance.
Relative positions of two or more vessels with reference to the wind.
A vessel has the weather gauge of another when on the windward side of it, and the lee gauge when on the lee side of it.
The depth to which a vessel sinks in the water.
(plastering) The quantity of plaster of Paris used with common plaster to make it set more quickly.
That part of a shingle, slate, or tile, which is exposed to the weather, when laid; also, one course of such shingles, slates, or tiles.
A unit of measurement which describes how many spheres of bore diameter of a shotgun can be had from one pound of lead; 12 gauge is roughly equivalent to .75 caliber.
(by extension) A shotgun (synecdoche for 12 gauge shotgun, the most common chambering for combat and hunting shotguns).
A tunnel-like ear piercing consisting of a hollow ring embedded in the lobe.
(metonymically) A drink.
Gage in a Sentence
A vessel has the weather gauge of another when on the windward side of it, and the lee gauge when on the lee side of it.
Word Forms & Grammar
gage (third-person singular simple present gages, present participle gaging, simple past and past participle gaged)
gage (plural gages)
gage (countable and uncountable, plural gages)
Words That Rhyme With Gage
Origin of Gage
Origin 1: From Middle English gage, from later Old French or early Middle French gager (verb), (also guagier in Old French) gage (noun), ultimately from Frankish *waddi, from Proto-Germanic *wadją (whence English wed). Doublet of wage, from the same origin through the Old Northern French variant wage. See also mortgage.
Origin 2: See gauge.
Origin 3: Back-formation from greengage.
Quick Facts About Gage
| Part of speech | verb, noun |
|---|---|
| Pronunciation | /ɡeɪd͡ʒ/ |
| Meaning | To bind (someone) by pledge or security; to engage |
| Plural | gages |
| Verb forms | gages, gaging, gaged |
Common Questions About Gage
Is gage a verb or a noun?
Gage is mainly used as a verb, but it can also be used as a noun.
What is the plural of gage?
The plural of gage is gages.
What is the past tense of gage?
The past tense of gage is gaged. The present participle is gaging.