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gage

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[ geyj ]

noun

  1. something, as a glove, thrown down by a medieval knight in token of challenge to combat.
  2. Archaic. a challenge.
  3. Archaic. a pledge or pawn; security.


verb (used with object)

gaged, gaging.
  1. Archaic. to pledge, stake, or wager.

gage

2

[ geyj ]

noun

gaged, gaging.
  1. (chiefly in technical use) gauge.

gage

3

[ geyj ]

noun

Gage

4

[ geyj ]

noun

  1. Thomas, 1721–87, British general in America 1763–76.

Gage

1

/ ɡɪ /

noun

  1. GageThomas17211787MBritishMILITARY: generalPOLITICS: colonial administrator Thomas. 1721–87, British general and governor in America; commander in chief of British forces at Bunker Hill (1775)
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gage

2

/ ɡɪ /

noun

  1. something deposited as security against the fulfilment of an obligation; pledge
  2. (formerly) a glove or other object thrown down to indicate a challenge to combat
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verb

  1. archaic.
    tr to stake, pledge, or wager
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gage

3

/ ɡɪ /

noun

  1. short for greengage
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gage

4

/ ɡɪ /

noun

  1. old-fashioned.
    marijuana
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gage

5

/ ɡɪ /

noun

  1. a variant spelling (esp in technical senses) of gauge
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Other 51Թ Forms

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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of gage1

First recorded in 1450–1500; late Middle English, from Old French g(u)age, from Germanic; compare Gothic wadi “a pledge”; wage

Origin of gage2

First recorded in 1840–50; by shortening
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of gage1

C14: from Old French gage, of Germanic origin; compare Gothic wadi pledge

Origin of gage2

C20: of uncertain origin; compare ganja
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"It changes the atmosphere when a heckler goes too far, but it really is about gaging, do the people around me want me to keep going?"

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Geological Survey gage to make it easier for the rainbows to move.

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The river gage shows the river may reach 192.58 feet The Chehalis Basin Flood Authority has flood inundation maps & river gages for the region on its website.

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The following day a senior police official questioned why the woman was alone, had not checked her gas gage before traveling or chosen a busier road.

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Both sites already have gages to monitor the flow and height of the water.

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