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size

1. size \'si-z\ n [ME sise assize, fr. MF, fr. OF, short for assise - more 
   at AS]SIZE dial Brit  1: ASSIZE - usu. used in pl.  archaic  2: a fixed 
   portion of food or drink  3a: physical magnitude, extent, or bulk : 
   relative or proportionate dimen sions 3b: BIGNESS  4: one of a series of 
   graduated measures esp. of manufactured articles (as  of clothing) 
   conventionally identified by numbers or letters {a ~ 7 hat} {a shoe of ~ 
   4A} 5: character, quality, or status of a person or thing esp. with 
   reference t o importance, relative merit, or correspondence to needs 6: 
   actual state of affairs : true condition {that's about the ~ o f it}
2. size vt 1: to make a particular size : bring to proper or suitable size  
   2: to arrange, grade, or classify according to size or bulk  3: to form a 
   judgment of - usu. used with up  : to equal in size or other particular 
   characteristic : COMPARE -m usu. used with up and often with to or with
3. size n [ME sise] : any of various glutinous materials (as preparations 
   of glue, flour, varn ish, or resins) used for filling the pores in surfaces 
   (as of paper, textiles, leather, or plaster) or in bookbinding for applying 
   color or leaf to book edges or covers
4. size vt : to cover, stiffen, or glaze with or as if with size 
5. size aj : SIZED - usu. used in combination