gauge

nouns

a measuring instrument for measuring and indicating a quantity such as the thickness of wire or the amount of rain etc.
gage, gauge
accepted or approved instance or example of a quantity or quality against which others are judged or measured or compared
gauge, standard of measurement
the distance between the rails of a railway or between the wheels of a train
gauge
is a type of (narrower)
size of the gap between two places
"the distance from New York to Chicago"; "he determined the length of the shortest line segment joining the two points"
distance, length
the thickness of wire
gauge
is a type of (narrower)
the dimension through an object as opposed to its length or width
thickness
diameter of a tube or gun barrel
bore, caliber, calibre, gauge

verbs

judge tentatively or form an estimate of (quantities or time)
"I estimate this chicken to weigh three pounds"
approximate, estimate, gauge, guess, judge
rub to a uniform size
"gauge bricks"
gauge
is a type of (narrower)
move over something with pressure
"rub my hands"; "rub oil into her skin"
rub
determine the capacity, volume, or contents of by measurement and calculation
"gauge the wine barrels"
gauge
is a type of (narrower)
establish after a calculation, investigation, experiment, survey, or study
"find the product of two numbers"; "The physicist who found the elusive particle won the Nobel Prize"
ascertain, determine, find, find out
measure precisely and against a standard
"the wire is gauged"
gauge
is a type of (narrower)
express as a number or measure or quantity
"Can you quantify your results?"
measure, quantify
adapt to a specified measurement
"gauge the instruments"
gauge
is a type of (narrower)
cause to conform to standard or norm
"The weights and measures were standardized"
standardise, standardize
mix in specific proportions
"gauge plaster"
gauge
is a type of (narrower)
mix together different elements
"The colors blend well"
blend, coalesce, combine, commingle, conflate, flux, fuse, immix, meld, merge, mix