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Noun scaling has 3 senses
- scaling, grading - the act of arranging in a graduated series
--1 is a kind of order, ordering
- scaling - act of measuring or arranging or adjusting according to a scale
--2 is a kind of measurement, measuring, measure, mensuration
--2 has particulars: scalage
- scaling - ascent by or as if by a ladder
--3 is a kind of climb, mount
--3 has particulars: escalade
Verb scale has 8 senses
- scale - measure by or as if by a scale; "This bike scales only 25 pounds"
--1 is one way to measure
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- scale - pattern, make, regulate, set, measure, or estimate according to some rate or standard
--2 is one way to model, pattern
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- scale - take by attacking with scaling ladders; "The troops scaled the walls of the fort"
--3 is one way to take
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- scale, surmount - reach the highest point of; "We scaled the Mont Blanc"
--4 is one way to reach, make, attain, hit, arrive at, gain
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- scale - climb up by means of a ladder
--5 is one way to climb, climb up, mount, go up
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- scale, descale - remove the scales from; "scale fish"
--6 is one way to remove, take, take away, withdraw
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- scale - measure with or as if with scales; "scale the gold"
--7 is one way to quantify, measure
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- scale - size or measure according to a scale; "This model must be scaled down"
--8 is one way to size
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