measure (out)
1measure out — index administer (tender), apportion, dole, mete Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
2measure out — verb determine the measurements of something or somebody, take measurements of Measure the length of the wall • Syn: ↑measure, ↑mensurate • Derivationally related forms: ↑mensuration (for: ↑mensurate), ↑ …
3measure out — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms measure out : present tense I/you/we/they measure out he/she/it measures out present participle measuring out past tense measured out past participle measured out to take a particular amount of something from… …
4measure out — PHRASAL VERB If you measure out a certain amount of something, you measure that amount and take it or mark it because it is the amount that you want or need. [V P n (not pron)] I d already measured out the ingredients... [V P n (not pron)] He was …
5measure out — Synonyms and related words: administer, deal, deal out, disburse, dispense, disperse, dispose, distribute, divide, divvy, dole, dole out, give out, issue, lay off, lay out, mark off, mark out, measure off, mete, mete out, pace off, parcel out,… …
6measure out — I (Roget s IV) v. Syn. allot, deal, apportion; see distribute 1 . II (Roget s Thesaurus II) I verb To set aside or distribute as a share: admeasure, allocate, allot, allow, apportion, assign, give, lot, mete (out). See COLLECT. II verb See… …
7measure out — distribute, allocate, ration out …
8measure — [mezh′ər] n. [ME mesure < OFr < L mensura < mensus, pp. of metiri, to measure < IE base * mē , to measure > MEAL1, Sans mātrā, a measure, Gr metron] 1. the extent, dimensions, capacity, etc. of anything, esp. as determined by a… …
9measure — ► VERB 1) determine the size, amount, or degree of (something) by comparison with a standard unit. 2) be of (a specified size). 3) (measure out) take an exact quantity of. 4) (measure up) reach the required or expected standard. ► NOUN 1) …
10measure — n 1. measurement, mensuration, met age. See measurement(def.1). 2. size, dimensions, proportions, expanse, extent, scope, range, spread, area; magnitude, amplitude, mass, bulk, volume; weight, quantity, capacity; bounds, duration, sum, aggregate; …