measure

Definition

  • noun: an amount or degree of something
  • noun: an adequate or due portion
  • verb: to find out the size, length, or amount of (something)
  • verb: to choose or control with cautious restraint
  • usually singular
  • synonyms: regulate, moderation, limit

Examples

  • a set of 'measuring cups' ranging from <frac>1/4</frac> cup to 1 cup

  • an instrument for 'measuring' air pressure

Movie quotes

  • (..) my Uncle Hy here... my dear mother Naomi... whose rare intelligence he nurtured... and to whom he gave an extra measure of support... when she was widowed early by my father's death. But I'm the one most deeply in his debt. Because every time I think (..)
    1974 The Gambler