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Noun: gage  geyj
  1. [N. Amer, rare] A measuring instrument for measuring and indicating a quantity such as the thickness of wire or the amount of rain etc.
    "The mechanic used a tire pressure gage to check the air in the tires";
    - gauge
     
  2. Sweet green or greenish-yellow variety of plum
    "gage plums are prized for their honey-like sweetness";
    - greengage, greengage plum
     
  3. [slang] A street name for marijuana
    "Teens were caught smoking gage behind the school";
    - pot [slang], grass [slang], green goddess [slang], dope [slang], weed [slang], sess [slang], sens [slang], smoke [slang], skunk [slang], locoweed [N. Amer, slang], Mary Jane [slang], bud [N. Amer, slang]
Verb: gage  geyj
Usage: archaic
  1. Gamble on something
    "He gaged his entire fortune on the outcome of the race";
    - bet on, back, stake, game, punt

Sounds like: g

Derived forms: gaging, gages, gaged

Type of: bet, cannabis, dagga [S.Africa], ganja, kef, kif, marihuana, marijuana, measuring device, measuring instrument, measuring system, play, plum, wager

Encyclopedia: Gage, OK