"size-up" meaning in English

See size-up in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: size-ups [plural]
Etymology: Deverbal from size up Etymology templates: {{deverbal|en|size up}} Deverbal from size up Head templates: {{en-noun}} size-up (plural size-ups)
  1. (firefighting) The initial evaluation of an incident and how to deal with it. Categories (topical): Firefighting

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