"size down" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: sizes down [present, singular, third-person], sizing down [participle, present], sized down [participle, past], sized down [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} size down (third-person singular simple present sizes down, present participle sizing down, simple past and past participle sized down)
  1. To wear a smaller size of clothing.
    Sense id: en-size_down-en-verb-8YkBnYV- Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs formed with "down", Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 59 41 Disambiguation of English phrasal verbs formed with "down": 70 30 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 67 33 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 79 21
  2. (transitive, dated) To consider thoroughly so as to form an opinion of; to size up. Tags: dated, transitive
    Sense id: en-size_down-en-verb-DJ27xke-

Inflected forms

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