scaled
/skeɪld/
verb
- Past tense of scale: climbed up or over something steep.
- The cat scaled the tree to escape the dog.
- He scaled the fence to retrieve his lost ball.
- The climbers scaled the mountain in just two days.
- Past tense of scale: removed scales from a fish.
- The fisherman scaled and gutted his catch on the dock.
- He carefully scaled the trout with a special tool.
- She scaled the fish before cooking it for dinner.
- Past tense of scale: increased or decreased in size, amount, or level.
- They scaled back their plans after the budget was cut.
- The team scaled up production for the holiday season.
- The company scaled its operations to meet global demand.
Synonyms
adjective
- Covered with or having scales (small, thin, flat plates), like on a fish or reptile.
- The scaled skin of the snake shimmered in the sunlight.
- Many scaled animals, like lizards, shed their skin regularly.
- She carefully examined the scaled surface of the fossil.
- Adjusted or measured according to a particular scale or proportion.
- The recipe is scaled for four servings, but we can double it.
- The architect presented a scaled model of the new building.
- The test scores were scaled to account for differences in difficulty.