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Definition of "gauge"

gauge

Từ điển Collocation

gauge noun

¹ measuring instrument

ADJ. accurate | fuel, oil, petrol | depth, pressure, temperature

VERB + GAUGE check, glance at, look at, read The pilot checked the fuel gauge frequently.

GAUGE + VERB read sth, show sth, tell sb sth The petrol gauge was reading ‘full’. The depth gauge tells you how deep you have dived.

² distance between rails

ADJ. broad, narrow, standard

VERB + GAUGE adopt Eventually all the British railway companies adopted the standard gauge of 4 feet 8,1/2 inches.

³ fact for judging sth

ADJ. reliable, useful

VERB + GAUGE be seen as, serve as This company is seen as a gauge of Britain's industrial well-being.

PREP. ~ of

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Từ điển WordNet

n.

• a measuring instrument for measuring and indicating a quantity such as the thickness of wire or the amount of rain etc.; gage
• accepted or approved instance or example of a quantity or quality against which others are judged or measured or compared; standard of measurement
• the distance between the rails of a railway or between the wheels of a train
• the thickness of wire
• diameter of a tube or gun barrel; bore, caliber, calibre

v.

• judge tentatively or form an estimate of (quantities or time); estimate, approximate, guess, judge

  I estimate this chicken to weigh three pounds

• rub to a uniform size

  gauge bricks

• determine the capacity, volume, or contents of by measurement and calculation

  gauge the wine barrels

• measure precisely and against a standard

  the wire is gauged

• adapt to a specified measurement

  gauge the instruments

• mix in specific proportions

  gauge plaster

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English Slang Dictionary

a shotgun

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English Synonym and Antonym Dictionary

gauges|gauged|gauging
syn.: appraise assess estimate judge measure rate size up