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  1. 1. 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. Source: opted
  2. 2. n. 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. Source: opted
  3. 3. n. 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. Source: opted
  4. 4. n. To give or deposit as a pledge or security for some act; to wage or wager; to pawn or pledge. Source: opted
  5. 5. n. To bind by pledge, or security; to engage. Source: opted
  6. 6. n. A measure or standard. See Gauge, n. Source: opted
  7. 7. v. t. To measure. See Gauge, v. t. Source: opted
  8. 8. n. street names for marijuana Source: wordnet
  9. 9. n. a measuring instrument for measuring and indicating a quantity such as the thickness of wire or the amount of rain etc. Source: wordnet
  10. 10. v. place a bet on Source: wordnet
  11. 11. 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. Nor without gages to the needy lend. Sandys. 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. 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. 1. To give or deposit as a pledge or security for some act; to wage or wager; to pawn or pledge. [Obs.] A moiety competent Was gaged by our king. Shak. 2. To bind by pledge, or security; to engage. Great debts Wherein my time, sometimes too prodigal, Hath left me gaged. Shak. A measure or standart. See Gauge, n. To measure. See Gauge, v. t. You shall not gage me By what we do to-night. Shak. Source: webster
  12. 12. A variety of plum; as, the greengage; also, the blue gage,frost gage, golden gage, etc., having more or less likeness to thegreengage. See Greengage. Source: adambom

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