gage vs bet

gage and bet both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
gage	Yes	No	Yes	No
bet	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, bet is a hypernym of gage; that is, bet is a word with a broader meaning than gage:

Other hypernyms of gage include play, wager.

gage (noun)	bet (noun)
a measuring instrument for measuring and indicating a quantity such as the thickness of wire or the amount of rain etc.	the act of gambling
street names for marijuana	the money risked on a gamble

gage (verb)	bet (verb)
place a bet on	have faith or confidence in
	maintain with or as if with a bet
	stake on the outcome of an issue