I
n.
1) a cubic; dry; liquid; metric ~
2) a tape ~
3) in a certain ~ (in large ~)
4) ( misc. ) for good ~ ('as smt. extra'); made to ~ ('custom-made'); to take smb. 's ~ ('to evaluate smb. ') ( see also ~s )
II
v.
1) ( d ; tr. ) to ~ against (to ~ one's accomplishments against smb. else's)
2) ( P ; intr. ) the room ~s twenty feet by ten