1. (zoology) having the body covered or partially covered with thin horny plates, as some fish and reptiles
   "The scaled iguana basked in the sun";
   - scaly, scaley, squamous
    
2. (used of armour) having overlapping metal plates attached to a leather backing
   "The knight wore scaled armour that glinted in the sunlight"

1. Size or measure according to a scale
   "This model must be scaled down"
    
2. Measure with or as if with scales
   "scale the gold"
    
3. Adjust, measure, or estimate in proportion to a standard or comparative size
   "They scaled the model to fit the available space"
    
4. Reach the highest point of
   "We scaled the Mont Blanc";
   - surmount
    
5. Climb up by means of a ladder
   "The firefighters scaled the building to rescue the trapped residents"
    
6. Take by attacking with scaling ladders
   "The troops scaled the walls of the fort"
    
7. Remove the scales from
   "scale fish";
   - descale

See also: armored [US], armoured [Brit, Cdn]

Type of: arrive at, ascend, attain, climb, climb up, gain, go up, hit, make, measure, model, mount, pattern, quantify, quantitate, reach, remove, size, take, take away, withdraw

Encyclopedia: Scaled