Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun sizing
1 sense of sizing
Sense 1
size, sizing -- (any glutinous material used to fill pores in surfaces or to stiffen fabrics; "size gives body to a fabric")
=> filler -- (used for filling cracks or holes in a surface)
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb size
3 senses of size
Sense 1
size -- (cover or stiffen or glaze a porous material with size or sizing (a glutinous substance))
=> coat, surface -- (put a coat on; cover the surface of; furnish with a surface; "coat the cake with chocolate")
Sense 2
size -- (sort according to size)
=> classify, class, sort, assort, sort out, separate -- (arrange or order by classes or categories; "How would you classify these pottery shards--are they prehistoric?")
Sense 3
size -- (make to a size; bring to a suitable size)
=> change magnitude -- (change in size or magnitude)
Phrasal Verb-> size up#1