| 单词 | gage |
| 释义 | gage (once / 1711 pages) 1v 2n 3n A gage is an instrument for measuring, like the gas gage in your car that tells you it's time to fill 'er up. It's also spelled "gauge." As a verb, to gage is to place a bet. As a noun, it's something thrown down, like a glove you chuck at someone and challenge them to a duel. As a way of measuring, a gage can refer to the thickness of a needle or a shotgun. You don't need an instrument, though, you might gage how much time you have left outside by looking at the sun. Sticklers use gauge for measuring and gage for duels and bets. WORD FAMILYgage: gaged, gages, gaging USAGE EXAMPLESCounty officials have said Gage County doesn’t have the resources to pay the judgment. Washington Times(Nov 23, 2016) Beverly Gage is a professor of history at Yale University. Washington Post(Nov 11, 2016) In the process of finishing “Strange Incorporated,” they honored their dad, John Gage, who died in a car accident in 2008. Washington Times(Nov 14, 2016) 1 v place a bet on 2Syn|Hypo|Hyper back, bet on, game, punt, stake ante place one's stake double up, parlaystake winnings from one bet on a subsequent wager bet, play, wager stake on the outcome of an issue n a measuring instrument for measuring and indicating a quantity such as the thickness of wire or the amount of rain etc. 3Syn|Hypo|Hyper gauge anemometer, wind gage, wind gauge a gauge for recording the speed and direction of wind depth gage, depth gaugea gauge for measuring the depth of grooves or holes or other concavities dipsticka graduated rod dipped into a container to indicate the fluid level gas gage, gas gauge, gasoline gage, gasoline gauge, petrol gage, petrol gaugegauge that indicates the amount of gasoline left in the gasoline tank of a vehicle pressure gage, pressure gaugegauge for measuring and indicating fluid pressure pluviometer, rain gage, rain gauge, udometergauge consisting of an instrument to measure the quantity of precipitation strain gage, strain gaugea gauge for measuring strain in a surface scribing block, surface gage, surface gaugegauge consisting of a scriber mounted on an adjustable stand; used to test the accuracy of plane surfaces vacuum gage, vacuum gaugea gauge for indicating negative atmospheric pressure water gage, water gauge, water glassgauge for indicating the level of water in e.g. a tank or boiler or reservoir wire gage, wire gaugegauge for measuring the diameter of wire manometera pressure gauge for comparing pressures of a gas sphygmomanometera pressure gauge for measuring blood pressure water levela water gauge that shows the level by showing the surface of the water in a trough or U-shaped tube measuring device, measuring instrument, measuring system instrument that shows the extent or amount or quantity or degree of something n street names for marijuana Hyper cannabis, ganja, marihuana, marijuana the most commonly used illicit drug; considered a soft drug, it consists of the dried leaves of the hemp plant; smoked or chewed for euphoric effect |
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