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Overview of verb meter

      »   The verb meter has 2 meanings (first 1 from tagged texts)

• meter -- (Measure1.) Measurement, measuring, measure, mensuration -- (the act or process of assigning numbers to phenomena according to a rule; "the measurements were carefully done"; "his mental measurings proved remarkably accurate")
  
  2.) Standard, criterion, measure, touchstone -- (a basis for comparison; a reference point against which other things can be evaluated; "the schools comply with federal standards"; "they set the measure for all subsequent work")
  
  measure with a meter; "meter the Flow1.) Flow, flowing -- (the motion characteristic of fluids (liquids or gases))
  
  2.) Flow, flow rate, rate of flow -- (the amount of fluid that flows in a given time)
  
  flow of water")

• meter -- (Stamp1.) Postage, postage stamp, stamp -- (a token that postal fees have been paid)
  
  2.) Cast, mold, stamp -- (the distinctive form in which a thing is made; "pottery of this cast was found throughout the region")
  
  stamp with a meter Indicating1.) Bespeak, betoken, indicate, point, signal -- (be a signal for or a symptom of; "These symptoms indicate a serious illness"; "Her behavior points to a severe neurosis"; "The economic indicators signal that the euro is undervalued")
  
  2.) Indicate, point, show -- (indicate a place, direction, person, or thing; either spatially or figuratively; "I showed the customer the glove section"; "He pointed to the empty parking space"; "he indicated his opponents")
  
  indicating the Postage1.) Postage -- (the charge for mailing something)
  
  2.) Postage, postage stamp, stamp -- (a token that postal fees have been paid)
  
  postage; "meter the mail")