Noun: gage geyj
Usage: archaic
- [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
- Sweet green or greenish-yellow variety of plum
"gage plums are prized for their honey-like sweetness";
- greengage, greengage plum
- [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]
Usage: archaic
- 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