The architect sought to scale the office building to the buildings surrounding it.
•The playhouse will have to be scaled to the main house.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
scale something down — REDUCE, cut down, cut back, cut, decrease, lessen, lower, trim, slim down, prune. → scale * * * scale something down (or scale down) reduce something (or be reduced) in size, number or extent, esp. by a constant proportion across the board… … Useful english dictionary
scale something up — INCREASE, expand, augment, build up, add to; step up, boost, escalate. → scale * * * scale something up (or scale up) increase something (or be increased) in size or number one cannot suddenly scale up a laboratory procedure by a thousandfold * * … Useful english dictionary
scale something back — reduce something in size, number, or extent, esp. by a constant proportion across the board in the short term, even scaling back defense costs money * * * ˌscale sthˈdown derived (NAmE also ˌscale sthˈback) to reduce the number, size or extent of … Useful english dictionary
scale something back/down or up — reduce (or increase) something in size, number, or extent. → scale … English new terms dictionary
scale back/down — [phrasal verb] scale back/down (something) or scale (something) back/down : to decrease the size, amount, or extent of (something) The committee scaled down the budget. The company has scaled back production. We scaled bac … Useful english dictionary
scale — [[t]ske͟ɪl[/t]] ♦♦ scales, scaling, scaled 1) N SING: also no det, with supp If you refer to the scale of something, you are referring to its size or extent, especially when it is very big. → See also , large scale, small scale However, he… … English dictionary
scale — scale1 noun 1》 each of the small overlapping horny or bony plates protecting the skin of fish and reptiles. ↘each of numerous microscopic tile like structures covering the wings of butterflies and moths. ↘a rudimentary leaf, feather, or… … English new terms dictionary
scale up — verb increase proportionally scale up the model • Ant: ↑scale down • Hypernyms: ↑proportion, ↑rescale • Entailment: ↑increase • … Useful english dictionary
scale — scale1 [skāl] n. [ME < LL scala (in Vulg., Jacob s ladder) < L, usually as pl., scalae, flight of stairs, ladder < * scandsla < scandere, to climb: see DESCEND] 1. Obs. a) a ladder or flight of stairs b) any means of ascent 2 … English World dictionary
scale — Ⅰ. scale [1] ► NOUN 1) each of the small overlapping plates protecting the skin of fish and reptiles. 2) a thick dry flake of skin. 3) a white deposit formed in a kettle, boiler, etc. by the evaporation of water containing lime. 4) tartar formed… … English terms dictionary
scale back something — scale back (something) to reduce the size or amount of something. The search for the child was scaled back sharply today, with almost a third of the volunteers heading home. The program was very effective, but the plan now is to scale it back.… … New idioms dictionary
