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a measuring instrument for measuring and indicating a quantity such as the thickness of wire or the amount of rain etc. 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" determine the capacity, volume, or contents of by measurement and calculation; "gauge the wine barrels" rub to a uniform size; "gauge bricks" diameter of a tube or gun barrel judge tentatively or form an estimate of (quantities or time); "I estimate this chicken to weigh three pounds" |
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