"gauge" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈɡeɪd͡ʒ/ Audio: en-us-gauge.ogg Forms: gauges [plural]
enPR: gāj Rhymes: -eɪdʒ Etymology: From Middle English gauge, gaugen, from Anglo-Norman, Old Northern French gauger (compare Modern French jauger from Old French jaugier), from gauge (“gauging rod”), from Frankish *galga (“measuring rod, pole”), from Proto-Germanic *galgô (“pole, stake, cross”), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰalgʰ-, *ǵʰalg- (“perch, long switch”). Cognate with Old High German galgo, Old Frisian galga, Old English ġealga (“cross-beam, gallows”), Old Norse galgi (“cross-beam, gallows”), Old Norse gelgja (“pole, perch”). Doublet of gallows. Etymology templates: {{der|en|enm|gauge}} Middle English gauge, {{der|en|xno|-}} Anglo-Norman, {{der|en|fro-nor|-}} Old Northern French, {{cog|fr|jauger}} French jauger, {{cog|fro|jaugier}} Old French jaugier, {{der|en|frk|*galga||measuring rod, pole}} Frankish *galga (“measuring rod, pole”), {{der|en|gem-pro|*galgô||pole, stake, cross}} Proto-Germanic *galgô (“pole, stake, cross”), {{der|en|ine-pro|*ǵʰalgʰ-}} Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰalgʰ-, {{cog|goh|galgo}} Old High German galgo, {{cog|ofs|galga}} Old Frisian galga, {{cog|ang|ġealga||cross-beam, gallows}} Old English ġealga (“cross-beam, gallows”), {{cog|non|galgi||cross-beam, gallows}} Old Norse galgi (“cross-beam, gallows”), {{cog|non|gelgja||pole, perch}} Old Norse gelgja (“pole, perch”), {{doublet|en|gallows}} Doublet of gallows Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} gauge (countable and uncountable, plural gauges)
  1. A measure; a standard of measure; an instrument to determine dimensions, distance, or capacity; a standard Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (a measure; a standard of measure; an instrument to determine dimensions, distance, or capacity; a standard): мярка (mjarka) [feminine] (Bulgarian), размер (razmer) [masculine] (Bulgarian), шаблон (šablon) [masculine] (Bulgarian), 標準尺寸 (Chinese Mandarin), 标准尺寸 (biāozhǔn chǐcùn) (Chinese Mandarin), 標準規格 (Chinese Mandarin), 标准规格 (biāozhǔn guīgé) (Chinese Mandarin), mål [neuter] (Danish), meter (Dutch), mitta (Finnish), gabarit [masculine] (French), ზომა (zoma) (Georgian), ოდენობა (odenoba) (Georgian), მასშტაბი (masšṭabi) (Georgian), გაბარიტი (gabariṭi) (Georgian), კალიბრი (ḳalibri) (Georgian), Meter [neuter] (German), Messgerät [neuter] (German), Maß [neuter] (German), calibro [masculine] (Italian), unità di misura [feminine] (Italian), strumento di misura [masculine] (Italian), mērogs [masculine] (Latvian), mål [neuter] (Norwegian Bokmål), mål [neuter] (Norwegian Nynorsk), miara [feminine] (Polish), wymiar [masculine] (Polish), medida [feminine] (Portuguese), medição [feminine] (Portuguese), gabarit [neuter] (Romanian), calibru [neuter] (Romanian), etalon [neuter] (Romanian), standard [neuter] (Romanian), ме́ра (méra) [feminine] (Russian), кали́бр (kalíbr) [masculine] (Russian), разме́р (razmér) [masculine] (Russian), масшта́б (masštáb) [masculine] (Russian), габари́т (gabarít) [masculine] (Russian), kalíbar [masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), medida [feminine] (Spanish), patrón [masculine] (Spanish), geji (Swahili), mått (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-gauge-en-noun-s~zaP2xn Disambiguation of 'a measure; a standard of measure; an instrument to determine dimensions, distance, or capacity; a standard': 79 3 1 7 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 2 1 1 0
  2. An act of measuring. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-gauge-en-noun-3Dzb0M76
  3. An estimate. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-gauge-en-noun-JLur8gbp
  4. Any instrument for ascertaining or regulating the level, state, dimensions or forms of things Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (any instrument for ascertaining or regulating the level, state, dimensions or forms of things; as, a rain gauge; a steam gauge): измерителен уред (izmeritelen ured) [masculine] (Bulgarian), 計量器 (Chinese Mandarin), 计量器 (jìliàngqì, jìliángqì) (Chinese Mandarin), måler [common-gender] (Danish), meetinstrument [neuter] (Dutch), mittari (Finnish), étalon [masculine] (French), საზომი ხელსაწყო (sazomi xelsac̣q̇o) (Georgian), მზომი (mzomi) (Georgian), ეტალონი (eṭaloni) (Georgian), კრიტერიუმი (ḳriṭeriumi) (Georgian), საზომი (sazomi) (Georgian), ყალიბი (q̇alibi) (Georgian), Messgerät [neuter] (German), Meter [feminine] (German), מחוון (machván) [masculine] (Hebrew), calibro [masculine] (Italian), 計量器 (keiryōki) (alt: けいりょうき) (Japanese), 計器 (keiki) (alt: けいき) (Japanese), 계량기 (gyeryanggi) (Korean), måler [masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), målar [masculine] (Norwegian Nynorsk), Tala [masculine] (Plautdietsch), przyrząd pomiarowy [masculine] (Polish), wzorzec (Polish), medidor (Portuguese), измери́тельный прибо́р (izmerítelʹnyj pribór) [masculine] (Russian), измери́тель (izmerítelʹ) [masculine] (Russian), лека́ло (lekálo) [neuter] (Russian), этало́н (etalón) [masculine] (Russian), шабло́н (šablón) [masculine] (Russian), метр (metr) [masculine] (Russian), medidor [masculine] (Spanish), galga [feminine] (Spanish), indicador [masculine] (Spanish), geji (Swahili), mätare [common-gender] (Swedish), pansukod (Tagalog), ئۆلچىگۈچ (ölchigüch) (Uyghur)
    Sense id: en-gauge-en-noun-XkBBy3U~ Disambiguation of 'any instrument for ascertaining or regulating the level, state, dimensions or forms of things; as, a rain gauge; a steam gauge': 9 1 2 61 4 1 1 3 0 0 3 1 1 6 1 3 2
  5. A thickness of sheet metal or wire designated by any of several numbering schemes, with lower numbers indicating larger size. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-gauge-en-noun-OW87CWzr
  6. (rail transport) Ellipsis of track gauge. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, ellipsis, uncountable Alternative form of: track gauge Categories (topical): Rail transportation
    Sense id: en-gauge-en-noun-QqxjrP3I Topics: rail-transport, railways, transport
  7. (rail transport) Ellipsis of loading gauge. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, ellipsis, uncountable Alternative form of: loading gauge Categories (topical): Rail transportation
    Sense id: en-gauge-en-noun-kvD7XOG2 Topics: rail-transport, railways, transport
  8. (mathematics, mathematical analysis) A semi-norm; a function that assigns a non-negative size to all vectors in a vector space. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Mathematical analysis, Mathematics Translations (a semi-norm; a function that assigns a non-negative size to all vectors in a vector space): ijk (Dutch), mitta (Finnish), puolinormi (Finnish), ზომა (zoma) (Georgian), Maß [neuter] (German), kvarði [masculine] (Icelandic), seminorma [feminine] (Italian), calibre [masculine] (Portuguese), ме́ра (méra) [feminine] (Russian), кали́бр (kalíbr) [masculine] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-gauge-en-noun-X8M8ZkgW Categories (other): Entries with translation boxes Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 1 2 3 4 3 6 7 12 1 1 9 2 2 13 2 11 5 2 3 3 2 2 2 Topics: mathematical-analysis, mathematics, sciences Disambiguation of 'a semi-norm; a function that assigns a non-negative size to all vectors in a vector space': 1 0 1 2 2 2 3 74 0 0 3 1 1 4 1 4 2
  9. (knitting) The number of stitches per inch, centimetre, or other unit of distance. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Knitting
    Sense id: en-gauge-en-noun-L1ap2RSY Topics: business, knitting, manufacturing, textiles
  10. (nautical) Relative positions of two or more vessels with reference to the wind. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Nautical
    Sense id: en-gauge-en-noun-4bze7Blg Topics: nautical, transport
  11. (nautical) The depth to which a vessel sinks in the water. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Nautical
    Sense id: en-gauge-en-noun-a3U8qsnG Topics: nautical, transport
  12. (plastering) The quantity of plaster of Paris used with common plaster to make it set more quickly. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-gauge-en-noun-g~H7Zizn
  13. That part of a shingle, slate, or tile, which is exposed to the weather, when laid; also, one course of such shingles, slates, or tiles. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-gauge-en-noun-L5vknGii
  14. (firearms) A unit of measurement which describes how many spheres of bore diameter of a shotgun can be had from one pound of lead; 12 gauge is roughly equivalent to .75 caliber. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Firearms
    Sense id: en-gauge-en-noun-o19xWCfE Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Danish translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Galician translations, Terms with Georgian translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Gothic translations, Terms with Hebrew translations, Terms with Icelandic translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Korean translations, Terms with Latvian translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Norwegian Bokmål translations, Terms with Norwegian Nynorsk translations, Terms with Plautdietsch translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Romanian translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Scottish Gaelic translations, Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swahili translations, Terms with Swedish translations, Terms with Tagalog translations, Terms with Uyghur translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 1 1 4 5 3 4 6 7 1 1 11 1 2 18 4 13 7 1 4 4 1 1 2 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 1 2 3 4 3 6 7 12 1 1 9 2 2 13 2 11 5 2 3 3 2 2 2 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 1 1 3 5 4 4 5 7 1 1 11 2 2 16 2 13 8 1 3 3 2 1 2 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 1 1 2 5 4 4 5 8 1 1 12 1 1 19 2 15 10 1 2 2 1 1 1 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 2 2 3 4 4 4 5 8 2 1 9 2 3 14 7 11 6 2 3 4 2 2 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Danish translations: 1 1 2 5 4 4 5 12 1 1 8 2 2 15 6 12 6 2 2 3 2 1 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 2 2 4 4 4 4 5 8 2 2 8 3 3 13 2 10 5 2 4 5 3 2 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 2 2 3 4 4 5 6 8 2 1 8 2 3 13 5 10 6 2 3 4 2 2 2 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 2 2 4 4 4 4 5 7 2 2 9 2 2 13 3 11 5 2 4 5 3 2 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Galician translations: 2 2 3 4 4 5 6 7 2 1 8 2 3 13 6 10 6 2 3 4 2 2 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Georgian translations: 3 2 3 5 3 4 5 7 2 1 8 3 3 13 6 10 8 2 3 4 2 2 3 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 2 2 3 4 4 4 6 9 2 1 8 2 3 14 3 10 6 2 3 5 2 2 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Gothic translations: 2 1 2 4 3 4 5 9 2 1 8 2 3 12 7 10 8 2 2 7 2 1 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Hebrew translations: 3 2 3 4 4 4 5 8 3 1 8 2 3 13 4 11 6 3 3 6 2 2 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Icelandic translations: 2 2 3 4 4 4 5 8 2 1 8 2 3 13 6 10 8 2 3 4 2 2 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 1 2 3 5 4 5 6 10 1 1 9 2 2 15 2 10 6 2 3 5 2 2 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 1 2 3 5 4 4 6 9 1 1 9 2 2 15 2 11 6 2 3 5 2 2 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Korean translations: 2 2 3 4 4 4 5 7 2 1 8 2 3 13 6 10 8 2 3 4 2 2 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Latvian translations: 3 2 3 5 4 4 5 7 2 1 8 2 3 13 5 10 6 2 3 4 2 2 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 2 1 3 4 3 3 8 7 2 1 7 2 3 13 5 9 10 1 3 4 3 1 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Norwegian Bokmål translations: 2 2 3 4 4 4 5 7 2 1 8 3 3 13 6 10 6 3 3 5 2 2 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Norwegian Nynorsk translations: 1 1 2 5 4 4 5 8 1 1 12 1 1 19 4 14 10 1 2 3 1 1 1 Disambiguation of Terms with Plautdietsch translations: 1 1 2 4 3 4 5 10 1 1 8 1 2 23 4 11 7 1 3 4 1 1 1 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 3 1 3 5 3 4 5 7 2 1 8 2 3 12 6 10 7 2 3 7 2 2 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Romanian translations: 2 2 3 4 4 4 5 8 2 1 8 2 3 14 6 10 7 2 3 5 2 2 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 1 2 3 5 4 4 6 9 1 1 9 2 2 15 2 11 6 2 3 5 2 2 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Scottish Gaelic translations: 2 2 3 4 3 4 5 8 2 1 8 2 3 12 6 10 7 2 3 7 2 2 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations: 3 2 3 5 4 4 5 7 2 1 8 2 3 13 6 10 8 2 3 4 2 2 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 1 2 3 5 4 5 6 7 1 1 10 2 2 15 2 12 5 2 3 5 2 2 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Swahili translations: 1 2 3 4 4 4 5 7 1 1 8 2 2 14 6 10 8 2 3 5 2 2 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 2 1 3 4 4 4 5 9 2 1 8 2 3 13 6 10 8 2 3 4 2 2 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Tagalog translations: 2 2 3 4 4 4 6 7 2 1 8 2 3 13 6 10 8 2 3 5 2 2 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Uyghur translations: 2 2 3 4 4 4 5 7 2 1 8 2 3 13 6 10 8 2 3 4 2 2 2 Topics: engineering, firearms, government, military, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, politics, tools, war, weaponry
  15. (US, slang, by extension) A shotgun (synecdoche for 12 gauge shotgun, the most common chambering for combat and hunting shotguns). Tags: US, broadly, countable, slang, uncountable
    Sense id: en-gauge-en-noun-wVeMthCR Categories (other): American English
  16. A tunnel-like ear piercing consisting of a hollow ring embedded in the lobe. Tags: countable, uncountable Synonyms: ear gauge
    Sense id: en-gauge-en-noun-39jQKIbu Categories (other): Entries with translation boxes, Terms with Gothic translations, Terms with Hebrew translations Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 1 2 3 4 3 6 7 12 1 1 9 2 2 13 2 11 5 2 3 3 2 2 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Gothic translations: 2 1 2 4 3 4 5 9 2 1 8 2 3 12 7 10 8 2 2 7 2 1 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Hebrew translations: 3 2 3 4 4 4 5 8 3 1 8 2 3 13 4 11 6 3 3 6 2 2 2
  17. (slang, uncountable) Cannabis. Tags: slang, uncountable
    Sense id: en-gauge-en-noun-k~hv-EGf
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: gage

Verb

IPA: /ˈɡeɪd͡ʒ/ Audio: en-us-gauge.ogg Forms: gauges [present, singular, third-person], gauging [participle, present], gauged [participle, past], gauged [past]
enPR: gāj Rhymes: -eɪdʒ Etymology: From Middle English gauge, gaugen, from Anglo-Norman, Old Northern French gauger (compare Modern French jauger from Old French jaugier), from gauge (“gauging rod”), from Frankish *galga (“measuring rod, pole”), from Proto-Germanic *galgô (“pole, stake, cross”), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰalgʰ-, *ǵʰalg- (“perch, long switch”). Cognate with Old High German galgo, Old Frisian galga, Old English ġealga (“cross-beam, gallows”), Old Norse galgi (“cross-beam, gallows”), Old Norse gelgja (“pole, perch”). Doublet of gallows. Etymology templates: {{der|en|enm|gauge}} Middle English gauge, {{der|en|xno|-}} Anglo-Norman, {{der|en|fro-nor|-}} Old Northern French, {{cog|fr|jauger}} French jauger, {{cog|fro|jaugier}} Old French jaugier, {{der|en|frk|*galga||measuring rod, pole}} Frankish *galga (“measuring rod, pole”), {{der|en|gem-pro|*galgô||pole, stake, cross}} Proto-Germanic *galgô (“pole, stake, cross”), {{der|en|ine-pro|*ǵʰalgʰ-}} Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰalgʰ-, {{cog|goh|galgo}} Old High German galgo, {{cog|ofs|galga}} Old Frisian galga, {{cog|ang|ġealga||cross-beam, gallows}} Old English ġealga (“cross-beam, gallows”), {{cog|non|galgi||cross-beam, gallows}} Old Norse galgi (“cross-beam, gallows”), {{cog|non|gelgja||pole, perch}} Old Norse gelgja (“pole, perch”), {{doublet|en|gallows}} Doublet of gallows Head templates: {{en-verb}} gauge (third-person singular simple present gauges, present participle gauging, simple past and past participle gauged)
  1. (transitive) To measure or determine with a gauge; to measure the capacity of. Tags: transitive Translations (measure): måle (Danish), meten (Dutch), mitata (Finnish), mesurer (French), გაზომვა (gazomva) (Georgian), messen (German), 𐌼𐌹𐍄𐌰𐌽 (mitan) (Gothic), mierzyć (Polish), dokonywać pomiaru (Polish), medir (Portuguese), măsura (Romanian), estima (Romanian), измеря́ть (izmerjátʹ) (Russian), tomhais (Scottish Gaelic), medir (Spanish), mäta (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-gauge-en-verb-4O2ITGeL Disambiguation of 'measure': 85 0 0 0 15 0
  2. (transitive) To estimate. Tags: transitive Translations (to estimate): tantear (Spanish), estimar (Spanish), judgar (Spanish), evaluar (Spanish), juzgar (Spanish), calcular (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-gauge-en-verb-DrAhwMAJ Disambiguation of 'to estimate': 2 84 9 2 1 2
  3. (transitive) To appraise the character or ability of; to judge of. Tags: transitive Translations (to appraise the character of): estimer (French), jauger (French), შეფასება (šepaseba) (Georgian), оце́нивать (océnivatʹ) (Russian), прики́дывать (prikídyvatʹ) (Russian)
    Sense id: en-gauge-en-verb-245QE8YO Disambiguation of 'to appraise the character of': 2 28 64 4 0 2
  4. (textile, transitive) To draw into equidistant gathers by running a thread through it. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-gauge-en-verb-H7OEBtqY
  5. (transitive) To mix (a quantity of ordinary plaster) with a quantity of plaster of Paris. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-gauge-en-verb-HAY2MAHP
  6. (transitive) To chip, hew or polish (stones, bricks, etc) to a standard size and/or shape. Tags: transitive Translations (to chip to standard shape): galgar (Galician), zurichten (German)
    Sense id: en-gauge-en-verb-HknS21zb Categories (other): Terms with Polish translations Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 1 1 2 3 2 3 4 5 1 1 5 2 3 8 4 7 6 2 2 3 2 2 30 Disambiguation of 'to chip to standard shape': 3 10 5 7 1 73
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: gage Related terms: gage, gouge

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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      "word": "1 gauge"
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      "word": "Coulomb gauge"
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "cream gauge"
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      "word": "dial gauge"
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      "word": "feeler gauge"
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      "word": "Freycinet gauge"
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      "word": "fuel gauge"
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      "word": "gas gauge"
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      "word": "gauge block"
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      "word": "gauge boson"
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      "word": "gauge field"
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      "word": "gauge glass"
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      "word": "gauge theory"
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      "word": "Johansson gauge"
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      "word": "lattice gauge theory"
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      "word": "lee gauge"
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      "word": "line gauge"
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      "word": "liquor gauge"
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      "word": "loading gauge"
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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "Lorentz gauge"
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "Lorenz gauge"
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      "word": "marking gauge"
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      "word": "McLeod gauge"
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      "word": "metre-gauge"
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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "metre gauge"
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "meter gauge"
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      "word": "mixed gauge"
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      "word": "narrow-gauge"
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      "word": "narrow gauge"
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      "word": "out of gauge"
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      "word": "paper gauge"
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          "text": "1780, Edmund Burke, speech at The Guildhall, in Bristol\nthe gauge and dimensions of misery, depression, and contempt"
        },
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          "_dis1": "79 3 1 7 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 2 1 1 0",
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          "_dis1": "79 3 1 7 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 2 1 1 0",
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          "_dis1": "79 3 1 7 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 2 1 1 0",
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          "_dis1": "79 3 1 7 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 2 1 1 0",
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          "_dis1": "79 3 1 7 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 2 1 1 0",
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          "_dis1": "79 3 1 7 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 2 1 1 0",
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          ],
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          "_dis1": "79 3 1 7 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 2 1 1 0",
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          "_dis1": "79 3 1 7 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 2 1 1 0",
          "code": "pl",
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          "sense": "a measure; a standard of measure; an instrument to determine dimensions, distance, or capacity; a standard",
          "tags": [
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          ],
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        {
          "_dis1": "79 3 1 7 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 2 1 1 0",
          "code": "pl",
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          "sense": "a measure; a standard of measure; an instrument to determine dimensions, distance, or capacity; a standard",
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          ],
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        },
        {
          "_dis1": "79 3 1 7 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 2 1 1 0",
          "code": "pt",
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          "sense": "a measure; a standard of measure; an instrument to determine dimensions, distance, or capacity; a standard",
          "tags": [
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          ],
          "word": "medida"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "79 3 1 7 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 2 1 1 0",
          "code": "pt",
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          "tags": [
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        {
          "_dis1": "79 3 1 7 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 2 1 1 0",
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        {
          "_dis1": "79 3 1 7 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 2 1 1 0",
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          ],
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        {
          "_dis1": "79 3 1 7 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 2 1 1 0",
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          "sense": "a measure; a standard of measure; an instrument to determine dimensions, distance, or capacity; a standard",
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          ],
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        {
          "_dis1": "79 3 1 7 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 2 1 1 0",
          "code": "ru",
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          "sense": "a measure; a standard of measure; an instrument to determine dimensions, distance, or capacity; a standard",
          "tags": [
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          ],
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        },
        {
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          "code": "ru",
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          "sense": "a measure; a standard of measure; an instrument to determine dimensions, distance, or capacity; a standard",
          "tags": [
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          ],
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        },
        {
          "_dis1": "79 3 1 7 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 2 1 1 0",
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          "sense": "a measure; a standard of measure; an instrument to determine dimensions, distance, or capacity; a standard",
          "tags": [
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          ],
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        {
          "_dis1": "79 3 1 7 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 2 1 1 0",
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          "sense": "a measure; a standard of measure; an instrument to determine dimensions, distance, or capacity; a standard",
          "tags": [
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          ],
          "word": "масшта́б"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "79 3 1 7 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 2 1 1 0",
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          "tags": [
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          ],
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        },
        {
          "_dis1": "79 3 1 7 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 2 1 1 0",
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          "sense": "a measure; a standard of measure; an instrument to determine dimensions, distance, or capacity; a standard",
          "tags": [
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          ],
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        {
          "_dis1": "79 3 1 7 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 2 1 1 0",
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          "sense": "a measure; a standard of measure; an instrument to determine dimensions, distance, or capacity; a standard",
          "tags": [
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          ],
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          "_dis1": "79 3 1 7 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 2 1 1 0",
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          "tags": [
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          ],
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        {
          "_dis1": "79 3 1 7 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 2 1 1 0",
          "code": "sw",
          "lang": "Swahili",
          "sense": "a measure; a standard of measure; an instrument to determine dimensions, distance, or capacity; a standard",
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        },
        {
          "_dis1": "79 3 1 7 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 2 1 1 0",
          "code": "sv",
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          "sense": "a measure; a standard of measure; an instrument to determine dimensions, distance, or capacity; a standard",
          "word": "mått"
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      ]
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          "code": "bg",
          "lang": "Bulgarian",
          "roman": "izmeritelen ured",
          "sense": "any instrument for ascertaining or regulating the level, state, dimensions or forms of things; as, a rain gauge; a steam gauge",
          "tags": [
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          "sense": "any instrument for ascertaining or regulating the level, state, dimensions or forms of things; as, a rain gauge; a steam gauge",
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        {
          "_dis1": "9 1 2 61 4 1 1 3 0 0 3 1 1 6 1 3 2",
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          "sense": "any instrument for ascertaining or regulating the level, state, dimensions or forms of things; as, a rain gauge; a steam gauge",
          "word": "计量器"
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          "_dis1": "9 1 2 61 4 1 1 3 0 0 3 1 1 6 1 3 2",
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          "sense": "any instrument for ascertaining or regulating the level, state, dimensions or forms of things; as, a rain gauge; a steam gauge",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "måler"
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        {
          "_dis1": "9 1 2 61 4 1 1 3 0 0 3 1 1 6 1 3 2",
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          "sense": "any instrument for ascertaining or regulating the level, state, dimensions or forms of things; as, a rain gauge; a steam gauge",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "meetinstrument"
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        {
          "_dis1": "9 1 2 61 4 1 1 3 0 0 3 1 1 6 1 3 2",
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          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "any instrument for ascertaining or regulating the level, state, dimensions or forms of things; as, a rain gauge; a steam gauge",
          "word": "mittari"
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        {
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          "sense": "any instrument for ascertaining or regulating the level, state, dimensions or forms of things; as, a rain gauge; a steam gauge",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
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          "word": "étalon"
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        {
          "_dis1": "9 1 2 61 4 1 1 3 0 0 3 1 1 6 1 3 2",
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          "roman": "sazomi xelsac̣q̇o",
          "sense": "any instrument for ascertaining or regulating the level, state, dimensions or forms of things; as, a rain gauge; a steam gauge",
          "word": "საზომი ხელსაწყო"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "9 1 2 61 4 1 1 3 0 0 3 1 1 6 1 3 2",
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          "roman": "mzomi",
          "sense": "any instrument for ascertaining or regulating the level, state, dimensions or forms of things; as, a rain gauge; a steam gauge",
          "word": "მზომი"
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        {
          "_dis1": "9 1 2 61 4 1 1 3 0 0 3 1 1 6 1 3 2",
          "code": "ka",
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          "roman": "eṭaloni",
          "sense": "any instrument for ascertaining or regulating the level, state, dimensions or forms of things; as, a rain gauge; a steam gauge",
          "word": "ეტალონი"
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        {
          "_dis1": "9 1 2 61 4 1 1 3 0 0 3 1 1 6 1 3 2",
          "code": "ka",
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          "word": "კრიტერიუმი"
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        {
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          "sense": "any instrument for ascertaining or regulating the level, state, dimensions or forms of things; as, a rain gauge; a steam gauge",
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        {
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          "sense": "any instrument for ascertaining or regulating the level, state, dimensions or forms of things; as, a rain gauge; a steam gauge",
          "word": "ყალიბი"
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        {
          "_dis1": "9 1 2 61 4 1 1 3 0 0 3 1 1 6 1 3 2",
          "code": "de",
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          "sense": "any instrument for ascertaining or regulating the level, state, dimensions or forms of things; as, a rain gauge; a steam gauge",
          "tags": [
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        {
          "_dis1": "9 1 2 61 4 1 1 3 0 0 3 1 1 6 1 3 2",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "any instrument for ascertaining or regulating the level, state, dimensions or forms of things; as, a rain gauge; a steam gauge",
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          "tags": [
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          "word": "מחוון"
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          "sense": "any instrument for ascertaining or regulating the level, state, dimensions or forms of things; as, a rain gauge; a steam gauge",
          "tags": [
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          "roman": "keiryōki",
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          "word": "計量器"
        },
        {
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          "sense": "any instrument for ascertaining or regulating the level, state, dimensions or forms of things; as, a rain gauge; a steam gauge",
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          "sense": "any instrument for ascertaining or regulating the level, state, dimensions or forms of things; as, a rain gauge; a steam gauge",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "måler"
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          "sense": "any instrument for ascertaining or regulating the level, state, dimensions or forms of things; as, a rain gauge; a steam gauge",
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          "lang": "Plautdietsch",
          "sense": "any instrument for ascertaining or regulating the level, state, dimensions or forms of things; as, a rain gauge; a steam gauge",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "Tala"
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          "sense": "any instrument for ascertaining or regulating the level, state, dimensions or forms of things; as, a rain gauge; a steam gauge",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "przyrząd pomiarowy"
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          "sense": "any instrument for ascertaining or regulating the level, state, dimensions or forms of things; as, a rain gauge; a steam gauge",
          "word": "wzorzec"
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        {
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          "sense": "any instrument for ascertaining or regulating the level, state, dimensions or forms of things; as, a rain gauge; a steam gauge",
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        {
          "_dis1": "9 1 2 61 4 1 1 3 0 0 3 1 1 6 1 3 2",
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          "sense": "any instrument for ascertaining or regulating the level, state, dimensions or forms of things; as, a rain gauge; a steam gauge",
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        {
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          "lang": "Russian",
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          "sense": "any instrument for ascertaining or regulating the level, state, dimensions or forms of things; as, a rain gauge; a steam gauge",
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        {
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        {
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          "sense": "any instrument for ascertaining or regulating the level, state, dimensions or forms of things; as, a rain gauge; a steam gauge",
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          "sense": "any instrument for ascertaining or regulating the level, state, dimensions or forms of things; as, a rain gauge; a steam gauge",
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          "sense": "any instrument for ascertaining or regulating the level, state, dimensions or forms of things; as, a rain gauge; a steam gauge",
          "word": "geji"
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          "sense": "any instrument for ascertaining or regulating the level, state, dimensions or forms of things; as, a rain gauge; a steam gauge",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "mätare"
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          "sense": "any instrument for ascertaining or regulating the level, state, dimensions or forms of things; as, a rain gauge; a steam gauge",
          "word": "pansukod"
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          "roman": "ölchigüch",
          "sense": "any instrument for ascertaining or regulating the level, state, dimensions or forms of things; as, a rain gauge; a steam gauge",
          "word": "ئۆلچىگۈچ"
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          "ref": "2023 August 23, David E Norris, “Joseph Locke: a railway injustice...”, in RAIL, number 990, page 57:",
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          "nautical",
          "nautical"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(nautical) The depth to which a vessel sinks in the water."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "countable",
        "uncountable"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "nautical",
        "transport"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "The quantity of plaster of Paris used with common plaster to make it set more quickly."
      ],
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        [
          "plaster of Paris",
          "plaster of Paris"
        ],
        [
          "plaster",
          "plaster"
        ],
        [
          "set",
          "set"
        ]
      ],
      "qualifier": "plastering",
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(plastering) The quantity of plaster of Paris used with common plaster to make it set more quickly."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "countable",
        "uncountable"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "That part of a shingle, slate, or tile, which is exposed to the weather, when laid; also, one course of such shingles, slates, or tiles."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "countable",
        "uncountable"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "en:Firearms"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A unit of measurement which describes how many spheres of bore diameter of a shotgun can be had from one pound of lead; 12 gauge is roughly equivalent to .75 caliber."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "firearm",
          "firearm"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(firearms) A unit of measurement which describes how many spheres of bore diameter of a shotgun can be had from one pound of lead; 12 gauge is roughly equivalent to .75 caliber."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "countable",
        "uncountable"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "engineering",
        "firearms",
        "government",
        "military",
        "natural-sciences",
        "physical-sciences",
        "politics",
        "tools",
        "war",
        "weaponry"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "American English",
        "English slang",
        "English terms with quotations"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "1992, “A Nigga Witta Gun”, in The Chronic, performed by Dr. Dre, Death Row Records:",
          "text": "I'm talking about cocking a gauge in between your eyes.",
          "type": "quote"
        },
        {
          "ref": "1996, “Illusions”, in Cypress Hill III: Temples of Boom, performed by Cypress Hill:",
          "text": "I'm tryin to find ways to cope / But I ain't fuckin' round with the gauge or a rope",
          "type": "quote"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2000, “Grab The Gauge”, in Underground Vol. 3: Kings of Memphis, performed by Three 6 Mafia:",
          "text": "It happens everyday don't make me grab the gauge / Dangerously I play, I best to kill with the gauge / And put ya body in the back of that grey Chevrolet",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A shotgun (synecdoche for 12 gauge shotgun, the most common chambering for combat and hunting shotguns)."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "shotgun",
          "shotgun"
        ],
        [
          "synecdoche",
          "synecdoche"
        ],
        [
          "chambering",
          "chambering"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(US, slang, by extension) A shotgun (synecdoche for 12 gauge shotgun, the most common chambering for combat and hunting shotguns)."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "US",
        "broadly",
        "countable",
        "slang",
        "uncountable"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "English terms with quotations",
        "Quotation templates to be cleaned"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "2013, Destiny Patterson, Samantha Beckworth, Jennifer Proctor, Arose, page 150:",
          "text": "Jenni didn't really look as though she fit in with the rest of the girls here, she had a nose piercing and angel bites, her long curly dark brown hair with red highlights was pulled back exposing gauges and many other ear piercings and a tattoo […]",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A tunnel-like ear piercing consisting of a hollow ring embedded in the lobe."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "tunnel",
          "tunnel"
        ],
        [
          "ear",
          "ear"
        ],
        [
          "piercing",
          "piercing"
        ],
        [
          "hollow",
          "hollow"
        ],
        [
          "ring",
          "ring"
        ],
        [
          "lobe",
          "lobe"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "ear gauge"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "countable",
        "uncountable"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "English slang",
        "English terms with quotations",
        "English uncountable nouns",
        "Quotation templates to be cleaned"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "1971, Black Creation, volumes 3-6, page 53:",
          "text": "[…] smoking gauge was a new phenomenon to Himes: “When I looked up after turning the corner, all the grimy facades seemed to be a blaze of bright colors, gold, scarlet, blue, green, like an array of peacocks. […]",
          "type": "quote"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2000, Cynthia Palmer, Michael Horowitz, Sisters of the Extreme:",
          "text": "When we settled, he said, “You've been smoking gauge, haven't you?”",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Cannabis."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "Cannabis",
          "cannabis"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(slang, uncountable) Cannabis."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "slang",
        "uncountable"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "enpr": "gāj"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈɡeɪd͡ʒ/"
    },
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    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-eɪdʒ"
    },
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      "homophone": "gage"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "word": "gage"
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  ],
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    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "mjarka",
      "sense": "a measure; a standard of measure; an instrument to determine dimensions, distance, or capacity; a standard",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "мярка"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "razmer",
      "sense": "a measure; a standard of measure; an instrument to determine dimensions, distance, or capacity; a standard",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "размер"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "šablon",
      "sense": "a measure; a standard of measure; an instrument to determine dimensions, distance, or capacity; a standard",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "шаблон"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "a measure; a standard of measure; an instrument to determine dimensions, distance, or capacity; a standard",
      "word": "標準尺寸"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "biāozhǔn chǐcùn",
      "sense": "a measure; a standard of measure; an instrument to determine dimensions, distance, or capacity; a standard",
      "word": "标准尺寸"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "a measure; a standard of measure; an instrument to determine dimensions, distance, or capacity; a standard",
      "word": "標準規格"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "biāozhǔn guīgé",
      "sense": "a measure; a standard of measure; an instrument to determine dimensions, distance, or capacity; a standard",
      "word": "标准规格"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "a measure; a standard of measure; an instrument to determine dimensions, distance, or capacity; a standard",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "mål"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "a measure; a standard of measure; an instrument to determine dimensions, distance, or capacity; a standard",
      "word": "meter"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "a measure; a standard of measure; an instrument to determine dimensions, distance, or capacity; a standard",
      "word": "mitta"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "a measure; a standard of measure; an instrument to determine dimensions, distance, or capacity; a standard",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "gabarit"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "zoma",
      "sense": "a measure; a standard of measure; an instrument to determine dimensions, distance, or capacity; a standard",
      "word": "ზომა"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "odenoba",
      "sense": "a measure; a standard of measure; an instrument to determine dimensions, distance, or capacity; a standard",
      "word": "ოდენობა"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "masšṭabi",
      "sense": "a measure; a standard of measure; an instrument to determine dimensions, distance, or capacity; a standard",
      "word": "მასშტაბი"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "gabariṭi",
      "sense": "a measure; a standard of measure; an instrument to determine dimensions, distance, or capacity; a standard",
      "word": "გაბარიტი"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "ḳalibri",
      "sense": "a measure; a standard of measure; an instrument to determine dimensions, distance, or capacity; a standard",
      "word": "კალიბრი"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "a measure; a standard of measure; an instrument to determine dimensions, distance, or capacity; a standard",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "Meter"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "a measure; a standard of measure; an instrument to determine dimensions, distance, or capacity; a standard",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "Messgerät"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "a measure; a standard of measure; an instrument to determine dimensions, distance, or capacity; a standard",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "Maß"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "a measure; a standard of measure; an instrument to determine dimensions, distance, or capacity; a standard",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "calibro"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "a measure; a standard of measure; an instrument to determine dimensions, distance, or capacity; a standard",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "unità di misura"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "a measure; a standard of measure; an instrument to determine dimensions, distance, or capacity; a standard",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "strumento di misura"
    },
    {
      "code": "lv",
      "lang": "Latvian",
      "sense": "a measure; a standard of measure; an instrument to determine dimensions, distance, or capacity; a standard",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "mērogs"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "a measure; a standard of measure; an instrument to determine dimensions, distance, or capacity; a standard",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "mål"
    },
    {
      "code": "nn",
      "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
      "sense": "a measure; a standard of measure; an instrument to determine dimensions, distance, or capacity; a standard",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "mål"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "a measure; a standard of measure; an instrument to determine dimensions, distance, or capacity; a standard",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "miara"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "a measure; a standard of measure; an instrument to determine dimensions, distance, or capacity; a standard",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "wymiar"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "a measure; a standard of measure; an instrument to determine dimensions, distance, or capacity; a standard",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "medida"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "a measure; a standard of measure; an instrument to determine dimensions, distance, or capacity; a standard",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "medição"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "a measure; a standard of measure; an instrument to determine dimensions, distance, or capacity; a standard",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "gabarit"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "a measure; a standard of measure; an instrument to determine dimensions, distance, or capacity; a standard",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "calibru"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "a measure; a standard of measure; an instrument to determine dimensions, distance, or capacity; a standard",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "etalon"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "a measure; a standard of measure; an instrument to determine dimensions, distance, or capacity; a standard",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "standard"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "méra",
      "sense": "a measure; a standard of measure; an instrument to determine dimensions, distance, or capacity; a standard",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "ме́ра"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "kalíbr",
      "sense": "a measure; a standard of measure; an instrument to determine dimensions, distance, or capacity; a standard",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "кали́бр"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "razmér",
      "sense": "a measure; a standard of measure; an instrument to determine dimensions, distance, or capacity; a standard",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "разме́р"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "masštáb",
      "sense": "a measure; a standard of measure; an instrument to determine dimensions, distance, or capacity; a standard",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "масшта́б"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "gabarít",
      "sense": "a measure; a standard of measure; an instrument to determine dimensions, distance, or capacity; a standard",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "габари́т"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "a measure; a standard of measure; an instrument to determine dimensions, distance, or capacity; a standard",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "kalíbar"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "a measure; a standard of measure; an instrument to determine dimensions, distance, or capacity; a standard",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "medida"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "a measure; a standard of measure; an instrument to determine dimensions, distance, or capacity; a standard",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "patrón"
    },
    {
      "code": "sw",
      "lang": "Swahili",
      "sense": "a measure; a standard of measure; an instrument to determine dimensions, distance, or capacity; a standard",
      "word": "geji"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "a measure; a standard of measure; an instrument to determine dimensions, distance, or capacity; a standard",
      "word": "mått"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "izmeritelen ured",
      "sense": "any instrument for ascertaining or regulating the level, state, dimensions or forms of things; as, a rain gauge; a steam gauge",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "измерителен уред"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "any instrument for ascertaining or regulating the level, state, dimensions or forms of things; as, a rain gauge; a steam gauge",
      "word": "計量器"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "jìliàngqì, jìliángqì",
      "sense": "any instrument for ascertaining or regulating the level, state, dimensions or forms of things; as, a rain gauge; a steam gauge",
      "word": "计量器"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "any instrument for ascertaining or regulating the level, state, dimensions or forms of things; as, a rain gauge; a steam gauge",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "måler"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "any instrument for ascertaining or regulating the level, state, dimensions or forms of things; as, a rain gauge; a steam gauge",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "meetinstrument"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "any instrument for ascertaining or regulating the level, state, dimensions or forms of things; as, a rain gauge; a steam gauge",
      "word": "mittari"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "any instrument for ascertaining or regulating the level, state, dimensions or forms of things; as, a rain gauge; a steam gauge",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "étalon"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "sazomi xelsac̣q̇o",
      "sense": "any instrument for ascertaining or regulating the level, state, dimensions or forms of things; as, a rain gauge; a steam gauge",
      "word": "საზომი ხელსაწყო"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "mzomi",
      "sense": "any instrument for ascertaining or regulating the level, state, dimensions or forms of things; as, a rain gauge; a steam gauge",
      "word": "მზომი"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "eṭaloni",
      "sense": "any instrument for ascertaining or regulating the level, state, dimensions or forms of things; as, a rain gauge; a steam gauge",
      "word": "ეტალონი"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "ḳriṭeriumi",
      "sense": "any instrument for ascertaining or regulating the level, state, dimensions or forms of things; as, a rain gauge; a steam gauge",
      "word": "კრიტერიუმი"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "sazomi",
      "sense": "any instrument for ascertaining or regulating the level, state, dimensions or forms of things; as, a rain gauge; a steam gauge",
      "word": "საზომი"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "q̇alibi",
      "sense": "any instrument for ascertaining or regulating the level, state, dimensions or forms of things; as, a rain gauge; a steam gauge",
      "word": "ყალიბი"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "any instrument for ascertaining or regulating the level, state, dimensions or forms of things; as, a rain gauge; a steam gauge",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "Messgerät"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "any instrument for ascertaining or regulating the level, state, dimensions or forms of things; as, a rain gauge; a steam gauge",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Meter"
    },
    {
      "code": "he",
      "lang": "Hebrew",
      "roman": "machván",
      "sense": "any instrument for ascertaining or regulating the level, state, dimensions or forms of things; as, a rain gauge; a steam gauge",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "מחוון"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "any instrument for ascertaining or regulating the level, state, dimensions or forms of things; as, a rain gauge; a steam gauge",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "calibro"
    },
    {
      "alt": "けいりょうき",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "keiryōki",
      "sense": "any instrument for ascertaining or regulating the level, state, dimensions or forms of things; as, a rain gauge; a steam gauge",
      "word": "計量器"
    },
    {
      "alt": "けいき",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "keiki",
      "sense": "any instrument for ascertaining or regulating the level, state, dimensions or forms of things; as, a rain gauge; a steam gauge",
      "word": "計器"
    },
    {
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "gyeryanggi",
      "sense": "any instrument for ascertaining or regulating the level, state, dimensions or forms of things; as, a rain gauge; a steam gauge",
      "word": "계량기"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "any instrument for ascertaining or regulating the level, state, dimensions or forms of things; as, a rain gauge; a steam gauge",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "måler"
    },
    {
      "code": "nn",
      "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
      "sense": "any instrument for ascertaining or regulating the level, state, dimensions or forms of things; as, a rain gauge; a steam gauge",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "målar"
    },
    {
      "code": "pdt",
      "lang": "Plautdietsch",
      "sense": "any instrument for ascertaining or regulating the level, state, dimensions or forms of things; as, a rain gauge; a steam gauge",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Tala"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "any instrument for ascertaining or regulating the level, state, dimensions or forms of things; as, a rain gauge; a steam gauge",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "przyrząd pomiarowy"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
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      "word": "𐌼𐌹𐍄𐌰𐌽"
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      "sense": "measure",
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      "roman": "izmerjátʹ",
      "sense": "measure",
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      "sense": "to appraise the character of",
      "word": "შეფასება"
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      "code": "de",
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