Clues for the word "GAGE"

We've had 42 crossword clues used for this word, and seen it 74 times in crosswords. It was last seen in USA Today crossword on January 22, 2025.

Definition of gage

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.