sizing

SaySYZ-ing/ˈsaɪzɪŋ/

5 meanings of sizing

1
verb
Present participle and gerund of size. Use this form for the action as it happens or as the name of the activity.
The workers are sizing the boards before they ship them.
She is sizing the photo to fit the frame on the wall.
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2
noununcountable
A thin, weak glue used in many crafts and trades.
Like a thin glue you paint on to seal rough wood.
The painter brushed a layer of sizing onto the rough wood.
Old furniture makers used sizing to seal a surface before painting.
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3
noununcountable
A jelly-like glue used to coat canvas, paper, plaster, or wood, often made from animal skins.
Like clear jelly that dries hard and seals a surface.
The artist coated the canvas with sizing before starting to paint.
This sizing is made by boiling animal hides until they melt.
4
noununcountable
A soft, sticky paste.
Like the sticky paste you use to glue paper down.
She spread sizing along the edge of the wallpaper.
A bit of sizing held the two sheets firmly together.
Similarpaste, glue

Less common meaning

5
noundatedUKuncountable
Food and drink ordered by a student from the college store.
Like snacks you charge to a tab and pay for later.
The student paid for his sizing at the end of term.
She fetched her sizing from the college kitchen after lectures.
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sizing is a form of size

size, verb: To change something so it becomes a certain size. Full entry

Forms: sizesizes he/she/itsizing -ing formsized past tense, past participle
Spelling: size → sizing: drop the e, add -ing

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