I. noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
a fuel gauge (= an instrument for measuring fuel )
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I noticed the fuel gauge was on empty so I pulled into the nearest gas station.
gauge sb's mood (= try to decide what someone's mood is )
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He looked at her for a moment, trying to gauge her mood.
gauge sb’s reaction (= judge or find out someone’s reaction )
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He watched Jane’s face, trying to gauge her reaction.
narrow gauge
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a narrow gauge railway
rain gauge
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADJECTIVE
fine
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The YC5 or YC6 fits both the fine and standard gauge machines.
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At least when you're knitting on the bigger gauges you have fewer rows to knit than on a fine or standard gauge.
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In patient 2 the tip of a fine 0.018 inch gauge guidewire was amputated in the liver parenchyma.
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The Knitmaster and Silver standard and fine gauge electronics are different to the punchcard for the last exercise too.
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The fine and standard gauge Silver electronics and the Knitmaster electronics are different to the punchcard machines.
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There is an electronic lace carriage for standard and fine gauge machines.
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Silver Reed tell me that the fine gauge lace carriage has to be tuned to the needlebed.
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On Silver and Knitmaster standard and fine gauge electronics the setting is slightly different.
narrow
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It is the latest shot in the battle to re-construct the 23-mile narrow gauge line.
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He also built a narrow gauge railway which ran round the whole estate.
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At the Port Lilla was placed back on narrow gauge track for the journey up to the Quarry.
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Then the narrow gauge became the standard Voice over A rail system based on a horse's behind.
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At first glance there appears to be a preponderance of narrow gauge or what I would call miniature railways.
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The car rattled along, crossing the myriad narrow gauge loco tracks that ran between the factories lining the route.
standard
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The YC5 or YC6 fits both the fine and standard gauge machines.
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At least when you're knitting on the bigger gauges you have fewer rows to knit than on a fine or standard gauge.
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Finally, one exciting development is the electronic intarsia carriage for use with the standard gauge electronic machine.
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The line was seven miles long, single track, and of standard gauge .
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All these accessories fit all Silver standard gauge punchcard machines.
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Remove the stitches from the standard gauge machine with the garter bar and replace them on the chunky machine.
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Apart from these, the other accessories available for the standard gauge models are not available for the fine and chunky gauges.
■ NOUN
fuel
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The driver glanced at his fuel gauge .
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She doesn ` t see the fuel gauge needle waving desperately at her, like a drowning arm.
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As we headed up Hartshead Moor, I checked my fuel gauge and started sweating again.
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A Land Rover mechanic replaced the stabiliser unit behind the dash - the fuel gauge worked again but not the temperature gauge.
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The ever-moving needle on the tank-mounted fuel gauge will remind you.
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The fuel gauge read a little over half full.
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He was installing a fuel gauge on top of the tank when it blew up.
line
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It is the latest shot in the battle to re-construct the 23-mile narrow gauge line .
machine
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The YC5 or YC6 fits both the fine and standard gauge machines .
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Remove the stitches from the standard gauge machine with the garter bar and replace them on the chunky machine.
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One a standard gauge machine use a three or four-ply yarn, or a Chunky yarn on a Chunky machine.
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Use 60 needles on a standard gauge machine , 40 on a Chunky.
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Most standard gauge machines like these acrylics, knitting art about tension six or seven, according to the make of machine.
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That's tension 0 on both carriages on standard gauge machine .
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There is an electronic lace carriage for standard and fine gauge machines .
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Tuck stitch knitted in 4-ply mohair on every other needle on a standard gauge machine with the No. 4 switch on.
pressure
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On tickover, oil pressure gauge drops to zero and green warning light flickers.
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The pressure gauge tells you how much air you have left in your tank prices range from 30 pounds upwards.
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It did not matter whether it was the oil pressure gauge or anything else.
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Autoclaves are functioning but neither the pressure gauge , thermometer, nor the timer are working.
railway
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He also built a narrow gauge railway which ran round the whole estate.
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Some miles south and east there is another narrow gauge railway .
temperature
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He noticed to his alarm that the oil temperature gauge was twice its normal reading.
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Upon arrival, he was welcomed to Hades and the host promptly set the temperature gauge at 110 degrees.
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A Land Rover mechanic replaced the stabiliser unit behind the dash - the fuel gauge worked again but not the temperature gauge.
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The temperature gauge on the Studebaker was back in the red, almost to 220 again.
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I am very keen to retain its originality, but I would like to add a temperature gauge .
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The exhaust-gas-\#temperature gauge read hot.
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Below are the carb heat controls and there is a carburettor induction temperature gauge on the panel with a Left/Right engine switch.
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The outside air temperature gauge proved very accurate - immediately we entered the red we started to collect ice.
track
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At the Port Lilla was placed back on narrow gauge track for the journey up to the Quarry.
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A highlight of the visit is the steam train rides along the centre's short standard gauge track .
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Some of the narrow gauge tracks were short in distance, but the longest was 20 miles.
■ VERB
use
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The audited consolidated accounts for the year in question will be used as the gauge by which to determine the profits.
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If you had set the pitch of the blades using a pitch gauge this will, of course, upset your careful adjustments.
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Drum manufacturers have developed techniques to use lighter gauge steel.
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I use heavy gauge strings: 11, 13, 18, 28, 38, 48.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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a narrow-gauge screw
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a narrow-gauge track
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an oil pressure gauge
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the car's gas gauge
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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At first glance there appears to be a preponderance of narrow gauge or what I would call miniature railways.
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He checked the contents of his billfold and prayed over his gas gauge , that it stay above Empty round-trip.
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He surprised everybody by choosing a 7 foot gauge to increase capacity and improve the ride.
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Key in the ignition, nothing in the glove compartment and the petrol gauge read empty.
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Retail sales are a gauge of consumer spending, which accounts for two-thirds of economic activity.
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The bottom of the screen houses the club selection, wind gauge , power indicator and shoot button.
II. verb
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADVERB
how
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This she did, gauging how much was left in the glass by the amount in the other glasses.
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Sandison tried to gauge how many he had already had but was unsure.
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Floy glanced over his shoulder, trying to gauge how far they had come and in which direction the road now lay.
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Don't dot the foundation all over the face to begin with because it's difficult to gauge how much is needed.
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It is difficult to gauge how far the internet might become a vehicle for free information.
■ NOUN
reaction
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Pieper tried and failed to get hold of the outfits to brief them and to gauge their reaction .
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Jim took a few steps toward the students to gauge their reaction .
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He watched Jehana's face, trying to gauge her reaction .
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The young man gauged her reaction and bought an emerald green ribbon which he handed to her.
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The lights went down and he sat at the back, trying to gauge the reaction of a packed audience.
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After spending a few months gauging public reaction , West Mercia Police intend to use him as a kerbside deterrent against speeding.
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Thames Valley Police say the trials are as much to gauge public reaction to the batons as to assess their usefulness to officers.
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The effect of the Moscow trials is difficult to gauge from the immediate reaction .
■ VERB
try
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He is testing, trying to gauge the mind of the jury.
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That might explain what Dole is trying to gauge in the brief encounters along the campaign trail.
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She tried to gauge his mood.
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She stands there tapping that thermometer against her wrist watch, eyes whirring while she tries to gauge this new man.
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He watched Jehana's face, trying to gauge her reaction.
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Bradley had distinguished himself early in his career by trying to gauge the distance to the stars.
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Floy glanced over his shoulder, trying to gauge how far they had come and in which direction the road now lay.
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But now we haven't the stop to prevent our timber sliding as we try to gauge it.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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Recent polls have gauged the president's support at 85% or more.
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They hope to find ways to gauge the effectiveness of drug rehab programs.
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When all the figures are available, it should be possible to gauge how much we'll need to spend.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Bingham says they're ones for the future but how can we gauge their potential on a substitutes' bench.
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He is testing, trying to gauge the mind of the jury.
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If champions are gauged by their ability to win tough fights, Marco Antonio Barrera has quite a future.
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Indeed, sitting through the replay it was difficult to gauge whether it was live or not.
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Often sessions would include psychological tests designed to gauge workers' personality traits: extroverted, introverted, thoughtful, or driving.
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Pieper tried and failed to get hold of the outfits to brief them and to gauge their reaction.
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She stands there tapping that thermometer against her wrist watch, eyes whirring while she tries to gauge this new man.
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Use a combination square to gauge the location and depth of the cutout.