Scale (Verb)
Meaning 1
Take by attacking with scaling ladders; "The troops scaled the walls of the fort".
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Verbs of buying, selling, owning.
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Meaning 2
Remove the scales from; "scale fish".
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Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.
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Meaning 3
Measure by or as if by a scale; "This bike scales only 25 pounds".
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Verbs of being, having, spatial relations.
Examples
- The new smartphone app allows users to scale the weight of objects using the phone's built-in sensors and a reference object.
- Her luggage scales about 20 pounds and should fit in the overhead compartment easily.
- This high-precision scale can scale the weight of small objects to within a fraction of an ounce.
- That new road bike scales less than 20 pounds making it one of the lightest on the market.
- The camping gear and backpack combined scales close to 40 pounds.
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Meaning 4
Reach the highest point of; "We scaled the Mont Blanc".
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Verbs of walking, flying, swimming.
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Meaning 5
Climb up by means of a ladder.
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Verbs of walking, flying, swimming.
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Meaning 6
Pattern, make, regulate, set, measure, or estimate according to some rate or standard.
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Verbs of sewing, baking, painting, performing.
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Meaning 7
Measure with or as if with scales; "scale the gold".
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Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc..
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Meaning 8
Size or measure according to a scale; "This model must be scaled down".
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Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc..