rub vs gauge

rub and gauge both are nouns.

rub and gauge both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
rub	Yes	No	Yes	No
gauge	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, gauge is a hyponym of rub; that is, gauge is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than rub:

rub: move over something with pressure
gauge: rub to a uniform size

Other hyponyms of rub include brush, pumice, puree, strain, rosin, sponge down, sponge off, worry, scour, scrub, abrade, scour, blur, smear, smudge, smutch, grate, scrape, pass over, wipe, grate.

rub (noun)	gauge (noun)
the act of rubbing or wiping	a measuring instrument for measuring and indicating a quantity such as the thickness of wire or the amount of rain etc.
an unforeseen obstacle	the distance between the rails of a railway or between the wheels of a train
	the thickness of wire
	diameter of a tube or gun barrel
	accepted or approved instance or example of a quantity or quality against which others are judged or measured or compared

rub (verb)	gauge (verb)
move over something with pressure	measure precisely and against a standard
cause friction	adapt to a specified measurement
scrape or rub as if to relieve itching	mix in specific proportions
	judge tentatively or form an estimate of (quantities or time)
	determine the capacity, volume, or contents of by measurement and calculation
	rub to a uniform size

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