gage
/ˈɡeɪdʒ/
nounverb
Familiar
1.n.street names for marijuana
2.n.a measuring instrument for measuring and indicating a quantity such as the thickness of wire or the amount of rain etc.
3.v.place a bet on
“Which horse are you backing?”
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gage and gauge are homophones: they are pronounced identically and spelled differently, which is why they are so often swapped. gage means “street names for marijuana”. gauge means “judge tentatively or form an estimate of (quantities or time)”.
/ˈɡeɪdʒ/
1.n.street names for marijuana
2.n.a measuring instrument for measuring and indicating a quantity such as the thickness of wire or the amount of rain etc.
3.v.place a bet on
“Which horse are you backing?”
/ˈɡeɪdʒ/
| gage | gauge | |
|---|---|---|
| Pronunciation | /ˈɡeɪdʒ/ | /ˈɡeɪdʒ/ |
| Said | gayj | gayj |
| Syllables | 1 | 1 |
| Letters | 4 | 5 |
| Parts of speech | noun, verb | verb, noun |
| Senses | 3 | 11 |
| How common | Familiar | Familiar |
| Synonyms | pot, grass, green goddess | estimate, approximate, guess |
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1.v.judge tentatively or form an estimate of (quantities or time)
“I estimate this chicken to weigh three pounds”
2.v.rub to a uniform size
“gauge bricks”
3.v.determine the capacity, volume, or contents of by measurement and calculation
“gauge the wine barrels”