n.
Function: verb
Inflected Form: scaled ; scal · ing
Date: 15th century
transitive verb
1 : to remove the scale or scales from (as by scraping) < scale a fish>
2 : to take off in thin layers or scales < scale tartar from the teeth>
3 : to throw (as a thin flat stone) so that the edge cuts the air or so that it skips on water : SKIM
intransitive verb
1 : to separate and come off in scales : FLAKE
2 : to shed scales < scaling skin>