ALL meanings of gaged
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G g - noun gaged Simple past tense and past participle of gage. 1
- noun gaged a standard of measure or measurement. 1
- noun gaged a standard dimension, size, or quantity. 1
- noun gaged any device or instrument for measuring, registering measurements, or testing something, especially for measuring a dimension, quantity, or mechanical accuracy: pressure gauge; marking gauge. 1
- noun gaged a means of estimating or judging; criterion; test. 1
- noun gaged extent; scope; capacity: trying to determine the gauge of his own strength. 1
- noun gaged Ordnance. a unit of measure of the internal diameter of a shotgun barrel, determined by the number of spherical lead bullets of a diameter equal to that of the bore that are required to make one pound: a twelve-gauge shotgun. 1
- noun gaged Railroads. the distance between the inner edges of the heads of the rails in a track, usually 4 feet 8.5 inches (1.4 meters) (standard gauge) but sometimes more (broad gauge) and sometimes less (narrow gauge) 1
- noun gaged the distance between a pair of wheels on an axle. 1
- noun gaged the thickness or diameter of various, usually thin, objects, as the thickness of sheet metal or the diameter of a wire or screw. 1
- noun gaged the fineness of a knitted fabric as expressed in loops per every 1.5 inches (3.8 cm): 15 denier, 60 gauge stockings. 1
- noun gaged Nautical. the position of one vessel as being to the windward (weather gauge) or to the leeward (lee gauge) of another vessel on an approximately parallel course. 1
- noun gaged Building Trades. the portion of the length of a slate, tile, etc., left exposed when laid in place. 1
- noun gaged the amount of plaster of Paris mixed with mortar or common plaster to hasten the set. 1
- verb with object gaged to determine the exact dimensions, capacity, quantity, or force of; measure. 1
- verb with object gaged to appraise, estimate, or judge. 1
- verb with object gaged to make conformable to a standard. 1
- verb with object gaged to mark or measure off; delineate. 1
- verb with object gaged to prepare or mix (plaster) with a definite proportion of plaster of Paris and mortar. 1
- verb with object gaged to chip or rub (bricks or stones) to a uniform size or shape. 1