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Gage  (gj), Thomas 1721-1787.

British general and colonial administrator. As governor of Massachusetts (1774-1775) his attempts to suppress colonial resistance led to the start of the American Revolution.

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gage ¹  (gj)

n.

1. Something deposited or given as security against an obligation; a pledge.

2. Something, such as a glove, that is offered or thrown down as a pledge or challenge to fight.

3. A challenge.

tr.v. gaged, gag·ing, gag·es Archaic

1. To pledge as security.

2. To offer as a stake in a bet; wager.

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[Middle English, from Old French, of Germanic origin.]

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gage ²  (gj)

n.

Any of several varieties of plum, such as the greengage.

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[After Sir William Gage (1656?-1727), English botanist.]

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gage ³  (gj)

n. & v.

Variant of gauge.

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Gage [geɪdʒ]

n

(Biographies / Gage, Thomas (1721-1787) M, British, MILITARY: general, POLITICS: 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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gage¹

n

1. (Business / Commerce) something deposited as security against the fulfilment of an obligation; pledge

2. (Historical Terms) (formerly) a glove or other object thrown down to indicate a challenge to combat

vb

(tr) Archaic to stake, pledge, or wager

[from Old French gage, of Germanic origin; compare Gothic wadi pledge]

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gage²

n

(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) short for greengage

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gage³

n

US dated slang marijuana

[of uncertain origin; compare ganja]

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gage⁴

n & vb

(Engineering / Mechanical Engineering) US a variant spelling (esp in technical senses) of gauge

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Gage a small quantity—Slang Dictionary, 1874.

Examples: gage of gin, 1874; of tobacco, 1834.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	gage - street names for marijuana           dope, green goddess, sens, sess, Mary Jane, locoweed, skunk, weed, grass, smoke, pot cannabis, ganja, marihuana, marijuana - the most commonly used illicit drug; considered a soft drug, it consists of the dried leaves of the hemp plant; smoked or chewed for euphoric effect
	2.	gage - a measuring instrument for measuring and indicating a quantity such as the thickness of wire or the amount of rain etc. gauge anemometer, wind gage, wind gauge - a gauge for recording the speed and direction of wind depth gage, depth gauge - a gauge for measuring the depth of grooves or holes or other concavities dipstick - a graduated rod dipped into a container to indicate the fluid level gas gage, gas gauge, gasoline gage, gasoline gauge, petrol gage, petrol gauge - gauge that indicates the amount of gasoline left in the gasoline tank of a vehicle measuring device, measuring instrument, measuring system - instrument that shows the extent or amount or quantity or degree of something pressure gage, pressure gauge - gauge for measuring and indicating fluid pressure pluviometer, rain gage, rain gauge, udometer - gauge consisting of an instrument to measure the quantity of precipitation strain gage, strain gauge - a gauge for measuring strain in a surface scribing block, surface gage, surface gauge - gauge consisting of a scriber mounted on an adjustable stand; used to test the accuracy of plane surfaces vacuum gage, vacuum gauge - a gauge for indicating negative atmospheric pressure water gage, water gauge, water glass - gauge for indicating the level of water in e.g. a tank or boiler or reservoir wire gage, wire gauge - gauge for measuring the diameter of wire
Verb	1.	gage - place a bet on; "Which horse are you backing?"; "I'm betting on the new horse" bet on, game, stake, punt, back ante - place one's stake parlay, double up - stake winnings from one bet on a subsequent wager wager, bet, play - stake on the outcome of an issue; "I bet $100 on that new horse"; "She played all her money on the dark horse"

Translations

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