gage

• POS: Noun, Verb (usu participle), Verb (transitive)

CIDE DICTIONARY

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.].

•  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.  [1913 Webster]

  "Nor without gages to the needy lend."  [1913 Webster]
•  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.  Shak.  [1913 Webster]

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.  [1913 Webster]

gage, v. t. [Cf. F. gager. See Gage, n., a pledge.].

•  To give or deposit as a pledge or security for some act; to wage or wager; to pawn or pledge.  [1913 Webster]

  "A moiety competent
  Was gaged by our king."  [1913 Webster]
•  To bind by pledge, or security; to engage.  [1913 Webster]

  "Great debts
  Wherein my time, sometimes too prodigal,
  Hath left me gaged."  [1913 Webster]

gage, n. 

 A measure or standard. See Gauge, n.  [1913 Webster]

gage, v. t. 

 To measure. See Gauge, v. t.  [1913 Webster]
"You shall not gage me
By what we do to-night."  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

gage, n. & v.
--n.
1 a pledge; a thing deposited as security.
2 a a challenge to fight. b a symbol of this, esp. a glove thrown down.
--v.tr. archaic stake, pledge; offer as a guarantee.

gage, US var. of GAUGE.

gage, n. = GREENGAGE.

Etymology

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THESAURUS

gage

DET, DMT, LSD, Mary Jane, STP, THC, acid, antidepressant, ataractic, bail, battle cry, bid to combat, bond, challenge, dare, defi, defy, diethyltryptamine, dimethyltryptamine, double dare, earnest, earnest money, escrow, gage of battle, ganja, gauntlet, glove, grass, hallucinogen, handsel, hash, hashish, hay, hemp, hock, hostage, joint, kava, mainprise, marijuana, mescal, mescal bean, mescal button, mescaline, mind-altering drug, mind-blowing drug, mind-expanding drug, morning glory seeds, pawn, peyote, pignus, pledge, pot, psilocin, psilocybin, psychedelic, psychic energizer, psychoactive drug, psychochemical, psychotomimetic, rebel yell, recognizance, reefer, replevin, replevy, roach, stick, surety, tea, token payment, tranquilizer, undertaking, vadimonium, vadium, war cry, war whoop, weed

ROGET THESAURUS

gage

Security

N security, guaranty, guarantee, gage, warranty, bond, tie, pledge, plight, mortgage, collateral, debenture, hypothecation, bill of sale, lien, pawn, pignoration, real security, vadium, stake, deposit, earnest, handsel, caution, promissory note, bill, bill of exchange, I, O, U, personal security, covenant, specialty, parole, acceptance, indorsement, signature, execution, stamp, seal, sponsor, cosponsor, sponsion, sponsorship, surety, bail, mainpernor, hostage, godchild, godfather, godmother, recognizance, deed of indemnity, covenant of indemnity, authentication, verification, warrant, certificate, voucher, docket, doquet, record, probate, attested copy, receipt, acquittance, quittance, discharge, release, muniment, title deed, instrument, deed, deed poll, assurance, indenture, charter, charter poll, paper, parchment, settlement, will, testament, last will and testament, codicil, bonis avibus, gone where the woodbine twineth.

Measurement

N measurement, admeasurement, mensuration, survey, valuation, appraisement, assessment, assize, estimate, estimation, dead reckoning, reckoning, gauging, horse power, metrology, weights and measures, compound arithmetic, measure, yard measure, standard, rule, foot rule, compass, calipers, gage, gauge, meter, line, rod, check, dividers, velo, flood mark, high water mark, Plimsoll line, index, scale, graduation, graduated scale, nonius, vernier, bathometer, galvanometer, heliometer, interferometer, odometer, ombrometer, pantometer, pluviometer, pneumatometer, pneumometer, radiometer, refractometer, respirometer, rheometer, spirometer, telemeter, udometer, vacuometer, variometer, viameter, thermometer, thermistor (heat) &c, barometer (air), anemometer (wind), dynamometer, goniometer, (angle) 244 meter, landmark, balance, scale, marigraph, pneumatograph, stethograph, rain gauge, rain gage, voltmeter (volts), ammeter (amps), spectrophotometer (light absorbance), mass spectrophotometer (molecular mass), geiger counter, scintillation counter (radioactivity), pycnometer (liquid density), graduated cylinder, volumetric flask (volume), radar gun (velocity), radar (distance), side-looking radar, (shape, topography), sonar (depth in water), light meter (light intensity), clock, watch, stopwatch, chronometer (time), anemometer (wind velocity), densitometer (color intensity), measurability, computability, determinability, coordinates, ordinate and abscissa, polar coordinates, latitude and longitude, declination and right ascension, altitude and azimuth, geometry, stereometry, hypsometry, metage, surveying, land surveying, geodesy, geodetics, geodesia, orthometry, altimetry, cadastre, astrolabe, armillary sphere, land surveyor, geometer, measuring, metric, metrical, measurable, perceptible, noticeable, detectable, appreciable, ponderable, determinable, fathomable, geodetical, topographic, topographical, cartographic, cartographical.