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Definitions for Sizing

[1] the act or process of applying size or preparing with size.
[2] size, as for glazing paper or strengthening fabric.
[3] the spatial dimensions, proportions, magnitude, or bulk of anything: the size of a farm; the size of the fish you caught.
[4] considerable or great magnitude: to seek size rather than quality.
[5] one of a series of graduated measures for articles of manufacture or trade: children's sizes of shoes.
[6] extent; amount; range: a fortune of great size.
[7] actual condition, circumstance, or state of affairs: That's about the size of it.
[8] a number of population or contents: What size is Springfield, Illinois? The size of that last shipment was only a dozen.
[9] Obsolete . a fixed standard of quality or quantity, as for food or drink.
[10] to separate or sort according to size.
[11] to make of a certain size.
[12] Metallurgy . to press (a sintered compact) to close tolerances.
[13] Obsolete . to regulate or control according to a fixed standard.
[14] size up , Informal . to form an estimate of (a situation, person, etc.); judge: They sized him up with a look. to meet a certain standard: He doesn't size up to my expectations.
[15] any of various gelatinous or glutinous preparations made from glue, starch, etc., used for filling the pores of cloth, paper, etc., or as an adhesive ground for gold leaf on books.
[16] to coat or treat with size.
[17] the dimensions, proportions, amount, or extent of something
[18] large or great dimensions, etc
[19] one of a series of graduated measurements, as of clothing she takes size 4 shoes
[20] informal state of affairs as summarized he's bankrupt, that's the size of it
[21] to sort according to size
[22] (tr) to make or cut to a particular size or sizes
[23] Also called: sizing a thin gelatinous mixture, made from glue, clay, or wax, that is used as a sealer or filler on paper, cloth, or plaster surfaces
[24] (tr) to treat or coat (a surface) with size

Words related to Sizing

designation, grade, analysis, arrangement, allocation, regulation, allotment, distribution, coordination, audit, calculate, evaluate, inspect, assess, examine, gauge, peg, compute, survey, fit

Words nearby Sizing

size-weight illusion, sizeable, sized, sizeism, sizer, sizing, sizy, sizzle, sizzler, sizzling, siècle

Origin of Sizing

e21400–50; late Middle English sise, syse (noun); perhaps special use of size1

Words that may be confused with Sizing

WORDS, THAT, MAY, BE, CONFUSED, WITH, sizesighs, size

Word origin for Sizing

eC15: perhaps from Old French sise; see size 1

Synonyms for Sizing

stiffening, laundry starch