MEASURE OUT

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does measure out mean? 

• MEASURE OUT (verb)
  The verb MEASURE OUT has 1 sense:

1. determine the measurements of something or somebody, take measurements of

  Familiarity information: MEASURE OUT used as a verb is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• MEASURE OUT (verb)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Determine the measurements of something or somebody, take measurements of

Classified under:

Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting

Synonyms:

measure; measure out; mensurate

Context example:

Measure the length of the wall

Hypernyms (to "measure out" is one way to...):

decide; determine; make up one's mind (reach, make, or come to a decision about something)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "measure out"):

shoot (measure the altitude of by using a sextant)

triangulate (measure by using trigonometry)

caliper; calliper (measure the diameter of something with calipers)

calibrate (measure the caliber of)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something