Gage

[Gage]

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."

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A pledge or pawn; something laid down or given as a security for the performance of some act by the person depositing it, and forfeited by nonperformance; security.

Noun
a measuring instrument for measuring and indicating a quantity such as the thickness of wire or the amount of rain etc.

Noun
street names for marijuana

Verb
place a bet on; "Which horse are you backing?"; "I''m betting on the new horse"


n.
A pledge or pawn; something laid down or given as a security for the performance of some act by the person depositing it, and forfeited by nonperformance; security.

n.
A glove, cap, or the like, cast on the ground as a challenge to combat, and to be taken up by the accepter of the challenge; a challenge; a defiance.

n.
A variety of plum; as, the greengage; also, the blue gage, frost gage, golden gage, etc., having more or less likeness to the greengage. See Greengage.

n.
To give or deposit as a pledge or security for some act; to wage or wager; to pawn or pledge.

n.
To bind by pledge, or security; to engage.

n.
A measure or standard. See Gauge, n.

v. t.
To measure. See Gauge, v. t.


Gage

Gage , n. [F. gage, LL. gadium, wadium; of German origin; cf. Goth. wadi, OHG. wetti, weti, akin to E. wed. See Wed, and cf. Wage, n.] 1. A pledge or pawn; something laid down or given as a security for the performance of some act by the person depositing it, and forfeited by nonperformance; security.
Nor without gages to the needy lend.
2. A glove, cap, or the like, cast on the ground as a challenge to combat, and to be taken up by the accepter of the challenge; a challenge; a defiance. "There I throw my gage." Shak.

Gage

Gage , n. [So called because an English family named Gage imported the greengage from France, in the last century.] A variety of plum; as, the greengage; also, the blue gage, frost gage, golden gage, etc., having more or less likeness to the greengage. See Greengage.

Gage

Gage, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Gaged ; p. pr & vb. n. Gaging .] [Cf. F. gager. See Gage, n., a pledge.] 1. To give or deposit as a pledge or security for some act; to wage or wager; to pawn or pledge. [Obs.]
A moiety competent Was gaged by our king.
2. To bind by pledge, or security; to engage.
Great debts Wherein my time, sometimes too prodigal, Hath left me gaged.

Gage

Gage, n. A measure or standart. See Gauge, n.

Gage

Gage, v. t. To measure. See Gauge, v. t.
You shall not gage me By what we do to-night.

A pledge or pawn; something laid down or given as a security for the performance of some act by the person depositing it, and forfeited by nonperformance; security.

A variety of plum; as, the greengage; also, the blue gage, frost gage, golden gage, etc., having more or less likeness to the greengage. See Greengage.

To give or deposit as a pledge or security for some act; to wage or wager; to pawn or pledge.

A measure or standart. See Gauge, n.

To measure. See Gauge, v. t.

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