gages

v. give as security (i.e. money, something of value)

n. standard of measure; device for measuring

n. challenge to fight; symbol of a challenge to fight (often a glove); pledge, security

"Plum" is also a nickname for British humorist P. G. Wodehouse, cricketer Sir Pelham Warner and British-born fashion writer and novelist Victoria "Plum" Sykes. A plum or gage is a stone fruit tree in the genus Prunus, subgenus Prunus. The subgenus is distinguished from other subgenera (peaches, cherries, bird cherries, etc) in the shoots having a terminal bud and the side buds solitary (not clustered), the flowers being grouped 1-5 together on short stems, and the fruit having a groove running down one side, and a smooth stone.
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Noun
1. street names for marijuana
(synonym) pot, grass, green goddess, dope, weed, sess, sens, smoke, skunk, locoweed, Mary Jane
(hypernym) cannabis, marijuana, marihuana, ganja
2. a measuring instrument for measuring and indicating a quantity such as the thickness of wire or the amount of rain etc.
(synonym) gauge
(hypernym) measuring instrument, measuring system, measuring device
(hyponym) anemometer, wind gauge, wind gage
Verb
1. place a bet on; "Which horse are you backing?"; "I'm betting on the new horse"
(synonym) bet on, back, stake, game, punt
(hypernym) bet, wager, play
(hyponym) ante

Noun
1. a measuring instrument for measuring and indicating a quantity such as the thickness of wire or the amount of rain etc.
(synonym) gage
(hypernym) measuring instrument, measuring system, measuring device
(hyponym) anemometer, wind gauge, wind gage
2. accepted or approved instance or example of a quantity or quality against which others are judged or measured or compared
(synonym) standard of measurement
(hypernym) standard, criterion, measure, touchstone
3. the distance between the rails of a railway or between the wheels of a train
(hypernym) distance, length
(hyponym) broad gauge
4. the thickness of wire
(hypernym) thickness
5. diameter of a tube or gun barrel
(synonym) bore, caliber, calibre
(hypernym) diameter, diam
Verb
1. judge tentatively or form an estimate of (quantities or time); "I estimate this chicken to weigh three pounds"
(synonym) estimate, approximate, guess, judge
(hypernym) calculate, cipher, cypher, compute, work out, reckon, figure
(hyponym) quantize, quantise
2. rub to a uniform size; "gauge bricks"
(hypernym) rub
3. determine the capacity, volume, or contents of by measurement and calculation; "gauge the wine barrels"
(hypernym) determine, find, find out, ascertain
(derivation) gage
4. measure precisely and against a standard; "the wire is gauged"
(hypernym) quantify, measure
(derivation) standard of measurement
5. adapt to a specified measurement; "gauge the instruments"
(hypernym) standardize, standardise
6. mix in specific proportions; "gauge plaster"
(hypernym) blend, flux, mix, conflate, commingle, immix, fuse, coalesce, meld, combine, merge

n. gage, security, pledge, guarantee; forfeit, pawn, token

v. gage, wager, guarantee

adj. pledged, pawned

n. pay, wage, salary