중세 기사가 결투를 신청하며 던지는 장갑이나 모자 등의 도전 표시
A pledge, such as a glove or gauntlet, thrown down by a knight as a formal challenge to combat.
예문:
"The knight cast his gage upon the ground, demanding satisfaction for the insult."
"To pick up the gage was to accept the challenge to a duel."
채무 이행이나 신의를 보증하기 위해 맡기는 담보물 또는 전당물
A valued object or property deposited as a guarantee of good faith or security for a debt.
예문:
"He left his family crest as a gage until the gold could be returned."
"The land was held in gage by the creditor during the period of the loan."
달콤하고 녹황색 과육을 가진 서양자두의 일종
A variety of plum with a sweet, greenish-yellow flesh, specifically the greengage.
예문:
"The orchard was filled with the scent of ripening gages in late summer."
"She picked a basket of fresh gages to make a traditional preserve."
마리화나를 뜻하는 속어 또는 품질이 낮은 싸구려 위스키
A slang term for marijuana, or sometimes used to refer to cheap, low-quality whiskey.
예문:
"The old jazz lyrics often contained hidden references to smoking gage."
"He drowned his sorrows with a bottle of the harshest gage available."
재산이나 생명 등을 보증물이나 담보로 제공하다
To offer something, such as property or one's life, as a guarantee or pledge of good faith.
예문:
"The explorer gaged his reputation on the discovery of the lost city."
"They were forced to gage their estates to pay for the king's ransom."
술이나 약물에 취하여 정신이 몽롱한 상태인
Being in a state of intoxication from alcohol or drugs.
예문:
"The revelers were already gage by the time the clock struck midnight."
"He felt a bit gage after the long night of celebration."