Gauge and Put

Gauge

Gauge verb - To decide the size, amount, number, or distance of (something) without actual measurement.

Usage example: glance over the pattern and try to gauge how much fabric you'll need

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Put and gauge are semantically related In some cases you can use "Put" instead a verb "Gauge".

Nearby Words: gauged, gauging

Put verb - To decide the size, amount, number, or distance of (something) without actual measurement.

Usage example: put the time of the photograph at about noon

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Gauge and put are semantically related in estimate topic. Sometimes you can use "Gauge" instead a verb "Put".

Nearby Words: putting, putted

character	gauge character	put character
power	gauge power	put power
way	gauge way	put way
distance	gauge distance	put distance
Other words: times, skills, moves.

In order to gauge reaction, they put out a poll asking the people of Michigan how they would feel if they found out their governor had concealed a similar disease.

Source: Worrying for the Wrong Reason
This means that a similar scale may be required to gauge sex appeal, so that Tip can be put above the top category himself.

Source: Webcomic / Skin Horse
You're also very likely to be arrested (any police unit that sees you so much as entering a car while drunk will put one star on your wanted gauge).

Source: Drunk Driver

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