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Definitions for gage:

The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :
Gage \Gage\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Gaged (g[=a]jd); p. pr & vb. n. Gaging (g[=a]"j[i^]ng).] [Cf. F. gager. See Gage, n., a pledge.] 1. To give or deposit as a pledge or security for some act; to wage or wager; to pawn or pledge. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] A moiety competent Was gaged by our king. --Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. To bind by pledge, or security; to engage. [1913 Webster] Great debts Wherein my time, sometimes too prodigal, Hath left me gaged. --Shak. [1913 Webster]

The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :
Gage \Gage\, n. A measure or standard. See Gauge, n. [1913 Webster]

The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :
Gage \Gage\ (g[=a]j), 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.] 1. 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. --Sandys. [1913 Webster] 2. 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. "There I throw my gage." --Shak. [1913 Webster]

The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :
Gage \Gage\, v. t. To measure. See Gauge, v. t. [1913 Webster] You shall not gage me By what we do to-night. --Shak. [1913 Webster]

The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :
Gage \Gage\ (g[=a]j), 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]

The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :
Gauge \Gauge\ (g[=a]j), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Gauged; p. pr. & vb. n. Gauging] [OF. gaugier, F. jauger, cf. OF. gauge gauge, measuring rod, F. jauge; of uncertain origin; perh. fr. an assumed L. qualificare to determine the qualities of a thing (see Qualify); but cf. also F. jalon a measuring stake in surveying, and E. gallon.] [Written also gage.] [1913 Webster] 1. To measure or determine with a gauge. [1913 Webster] 2. To measure or to ascertain the contents or the capacity of, as of a pipe, barrel, or keg. [1913 Webster] 3. (Mech.) To measure the dimensions of, or to test the accuracy of the form of, as of a part of a gunlock. [1913 Webster] The vanes nicely gauged on each side. --Derham. [1913 Webster] 4. To draw into equidistant gathers by running a thread through it, as cloth or a garment. [1913 Webster] 5. To measure the capacity, character, or ability of; to estimate; to judge of. [1913 Webster] You shall not gauge me By what we do to-night. --Shak. [1913 Webster]

WordNet (r) 2.0 :
gage n 1: street names for marijuana [syn: pot, grass, {green goddess}, dope, weed, sess, sens, smoke, skunk, locoweed, Mary Jane] 2: a measuring instrument for measuring and indicating a quantity such as the thickness of wire or the amount of rain etc. [syn: gauge] v : place a bet on; "Which horse are you backing?"; "I'm betting on the new horse" [syn: bet on, back, stake, game, punt]

Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :
77 Moby Thesaurus words for "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

Bouvier's Law Dictionary, Revised 6th Ed (1856) :
GAGE, contracts. Personal property placed by a debtor in possession of his creditor, as a security for his debt; a pawn. (q. v.) Hence mortgage is a dead pledge.

U.S. Gazetteer (1990) :
Gage, OK (town, FIPS 28250) Location: 36.31808 N, 99.75665 W Population (1990): 473 (266 housing units) Area: 1.1 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 73843

U.S. Gazetteer Counties (2000) :
Gage -- U.S. County in Nebraska Population (2000): 22993 Housing Units (2000): 10030 Land area (2000): 855.287542 sq. miles (2215.184470 sq. km) Water area (2000): 4.649882 sq. miles (12.043138 sq. km) Total area (2000): 859.937424 sq. miles (2227.227608 sq. km) Located within: Nebraska (NE), FIPS 31 Location: 40.248785 N, 96.692942 W Headwords: Gage Gage, NE Gage County Gage County, NE

U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000) :
Gage, OK -- U.S. town in Oklahoma Population (2000): 429 Housing Units (2000): 223 Land area (2000): 0.415383 sq. miles (1.075837 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 0.415383 sq. miles (1.075837 sq. km) FIPS code: 28250 Located within: Oklahoma (OK), FIPS 40 Location: 36.318024 N, 99.757206 W ZIP Codes (1990): 73843 Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs. Headwords: Gage, OK Gage

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