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gage
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noun
(= gauge)
a measuring instrument for measuring and indicating a quantity such as the thickness of wire or the amount of rain etc
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noun
(= pot)
street names for marijuana
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verb
(= bet on, back)
place a bet on
Which horse are you backing?
I'm betting on the new horse
die
Verb
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If a person or animal dies, it stops living.
My father died last year in a car crash, I really miss him.
The song is about her brother who died young at the age of ten.
Many more people die of heart attacks than from violence.
She died from being sick.
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If something dies, it stops existing.
The idea died once the money was all gone.
Rock and roll will never die.
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If a machine dies, it stops working.
The car died suddenly on the highway.
My computer died on me over the weekend.
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If you're dying for something, you want it very much.
I'm dying for a chance to meet him.
die
Noun
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A die is a piece of metal or other hard material used to shape, cut, or mold a product.
die
Noun
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A die is a cube, each side of which is marked with a different number of spots from 1 to 6.
coupling
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noun
(= yoke)
a connection (like a clamp or vise) between two things so they move together
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noun
a mechanical device that serves to connect the ends of adjacent objects
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noun
(= mating, pairing)
the act of pairing a male and female for reproductive purposes
the casual couplings of adolescents
the mating of some species occurs only in the spring