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mete out

DEFINITIONS OF: mete out

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v administer or bestow, as in small portions

Synonyms:
administer, allot, deal, deal out, dish out, dispense, distribute, dole out, lot, parcel out, shell out
Types:
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allot, assign, portion
give out
reallot
allot again
deal
distribute cards to the players in a game
apply, give
give or convey physically
allow, appropriate, earmark, reserve, set aside
give or assign a resource to a particular person or cause
allocate, apportion
distribute according to a plan or set apart for a special purpose
misdeal
deal cards wrongly
tread
apply (the tread) to a tire
administer
perform (a church sacrament) ritually
Type of:
give
transfer possession of something concrete or abstract to somebody
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