size

Less common meanings

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   estimateverbcolloquialtransitive

   To roughly estimate or guess how big something is.

   Like guessing how tall someone is just by looking.

   The team tried to size the market for their new app.

   Our boss asked us to size the problem before we tried to fix it.

   UsageIn business people say size the market. To judge a person, say size up.

   Similargauge, estimate, assess, judge

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   gradeverbtransitive

   To put things into groups or in order by how big they are.

   At the farm, workers size the eggs into small, medium, and large.

   The kids sized the shells on the table, smallest on the left and biggest on the right.

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   growverbintransitive

   To grow and become bigger.

   Like a balloon getting bigger as you blow air into it.

   Picking off some young fruit helps the rest of the fruit size well.

   The peaches sized nicely after the late summer rain.

   Similargrow, increase, swell, expand

   Oppositeshrink, dwindle, decrease

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   gluenouncountable or uncountable

   A thin glue put on a surface before painting, papering, or covering it with gold.

   Like a first coat that gets a surface ready for paint.

   The artist brushed a thin layer of size onto the canvas.

   You should let the size dry before you start painting.

   UsageUsually used without a. You can also say a coat of size or a layer of size.

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   apply glueverbtransitive

   To put glue or a similar coating on a surface to prepare it for painting.

   Like sealing a sponge so it stops soaking up water.

   You should size the canvas before you paint on it.

   The workers sized the wall to prepare it for the mural.

   Similarprime, seal

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   noundatedfigurativelycountable or uncountable

   How high a person ranks in skill, importance, or character.

   men of a less size and quality**

   1692, Roger L’Estrange, FablesHere, size means a person's rank, ability, or strength of character.

   the middle or lower size of people

   1720, Jonathan Swift, A Letter to a Young Clergyman

   Similarstature, caliber, standing

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    nounobsoletecountable

    In the past, an official rule that set how much of something there must be or what it should cost.

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    court sessionnounobsoletecountable or uncountable

    A court meeting held at set times to settle legal cases.

    I know you would have women above the law, but it is all a lye; I heard his lordship say at size, that no one is above the law.

    1749, Henry Fielding, Tom JonesHere, size means a court session held from time to time to try cases.

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    order foodverbobsoleteUK

    To order food or drink from a college kitchen and have the cost added to your bill.

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    verbobsoletetransitive

    To make something bigger or cause it to swell.

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    nounUS

    Ellipsis of chili size. It means a hamburger served with chili con carne.
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    noun

    In math, the number of lines that connect the dots in a graph.
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    noun

    The thick crust that forms on top of blood as it sets.
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    noun

    A tool made of several plates with holes, joined at one end by a pin and used to measure pearls.
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    noun

    Alternative form of sice. It means the number six in dice games.