measure out
Britishverb
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to pour or dole out
they measure out a pint of fluid
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to administer; mete out
they measured out harsh punishments
Example Sentences
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He had to hurry, Lifshitz said, and measure out five new plots before the hostages got home.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 12, 2025
Five years ago, she would have fled the kitchen in tears if I had asked her to measure out six tablespoons of olive oil.
From Washington Post • Jun. 11, 2022
And then I read the recipe one more time and measure out the ingredients.
From New York Times • Mar. 2, 2022
Yet the bill’s sponsor, Issaquah Democratic Sen. Mark Mullet, told me it’s a struggle to get the measure out of his business, financial services and trade committee.
From Seattle Times • Jan. 28, 2022
“Now, what I am going to have you do is measure out the flour and the baking powder and the salt—all the dry ingredients, basically,” said Betty Allen.
From "Louisiana's Way Home" by Kate DiCamillo
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