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measure out

verb

  1. to pour or dole out

    they measure out a pint of fluid

  2. to administer; mete out

    they measured out harsh punishments

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Head coach Steve Borthwick measures out the shape of his team, prioritising consistency and reliability with the care and consideration of a draughtsman.

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Take care not to overfill the kettle by measuring out what is needed to keep costs down.

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Nowadays rock groups are the producers of their own massaged, glossy documentaries — Bruce Springsteen has a “written by” credit on this year’s “Road Diary” — where even the revelations are carefully chosen and measured out.

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But Caroline Copeland, a senior lecturer in pharmacology and toxicology at King's College London, says the drugs are so strong, it is difficult to measure out a safe dose.

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There are differing methods of calculating an earthquake's power, usually measured out of 10 on what are known as seismic magnitude scales.

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