Gage
[geɪdʒ] or [gedʒ]
Definition
(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.
(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.
(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.
(n.) To give or deposit as a pledge or security for some act; to wage or wager; to pawn or pledge.
(n.) To bind by pledge, or security; to engage.
(n.) A measure or standard. See Gauge, n.
(v. t.) To measure. See Gauge, v. t.
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Synonyms and Synonymous
n. [1]. Pawn, pledge, security.[2]. Challenge.
v. a. Pawn, impawn, pledge, give as security.
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Synonyms and Antonyms
SYN:Engage, bind, pledge, secure, pawn, deposit
ANT:Intimate, promise, acquit, release, redeem
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Definition
n. a pledge: something thrown down as a challenge as a glove.—v.t. to bind by pledge or security: offer as a guarantee: to stake wager.
n. name applied to several varieties of plum.
See Gauge.
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Examples
- Pooh, said Gage. Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell To Arms.
- This is indeed, he continued, as he looked at the flimsy texture and slender fingers, a slight and frail gage for a purpose so deadly! Walter Scott. Ivanhoe.
- You're a fool, Gage said. Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell To Arms.
- Miss Gage brought up a glass with some eggnog in it. Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell To Arms.
- She never liked you, Gage said. Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell To Arms.
- Remove the dressings, please, nurse, the house doctor said to Miss Gage. Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell To Arms.
- She isn't mean, Miss Gage said. Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell To Arms.
- It was Miss Gage and she looked a little older in the bright sunlight and not so pretty. Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell To Arms.
- But it is enough that I challenge the trial by combat--there lies my gage. Walter Scott. Ivanhoe.
- I rang the bell and in a little while Miss Gage came in. Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell To Arms.
- Miss Gage brought a pitcher of water and a glass. Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell To Arms.
- Miss Gage removed the dressings. Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell To Arms.
- Miss Gage looked at me. Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell To Arms.
- He is a quick, apprehensive knave, who sees his neighbours blind side, and knows how to keep the lee-gage when his passions are blowing high. Walter Scott. Ivanhoe.
- She went out and Miss Gage came back. Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell To Arms.
- But still, we are aware, my friend, that love-gages may take strange shapes. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
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