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Verb
/mēt/,
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meting, present participle; meted, past tense; meted, past participle; metes, 3rd person singular present;
  1. Dispense or allot justice, a punishment, or harsh treatment
    • - he denounced the maltreatment meted out to minorities
  2. (in biblical use) Measure out
    • - with what measure ye mete, it shall be measured to you again
Noun
  1. A boundary or boundary stone

  1. boundary line: a line that indicates a boundary
  2. Hesenê Metê, (1957), is a prominent Kurdish writer, novelist and translator. He was born in Erxanî near Diyarbakır in south-eastern Turkey. He has been living in Sweden since 1980's. He has translated works by Pushkin and Dostoyevski into Kurdish.
  3. Mete is a Turkish given name for males. People named Mete include: * Mete Binay, Turkish weightlifter * Mete Özgencil, Turkish singer * Halil Mete Soner, Turkish mathematician * Hesenê Metê, Kurdish writer
  4. Meteş (Mettischdorf, Metesd) is a commune located in Alba County, Romania. It has a population of 2.934 (2009).
  5. (Metion) In Greek mythology, Metion (Μητίων, genitive Μητίονος) was a son of King Erechtheus of Athens or of Eupalamus, son of King Erechtheus. His sons later drove King Pandion II out of Athens into exile. ...
  6. A boundary or other limit; a boundary-marker; mere; To measure; To dispense, measure (out), allot (especially punishment, reward etc.)
  7. (METES) Measures such as inches, feet, yards, or miles.
  8. (Metes) The exact length of each line and the exact quantity of land in square feet, rods or acres; however, when used in the term "metes and Bounds" it does not necessarily mean that the length of a boundary is given. ...
  9. (metes) measurements of distance in feet, rods, poles, chains, etc.; pertains to measuring direction and distance.
  10. (METION) (JVtyfiW), a son of Erechtheus and Praxithea, and husband of Alcippe. His sons, the Metionidae, expelled their cousin Pandion from his kingdom of Athens, but were themselves after­wards expelled by the sons of Pandion (Apollod. iii. 15. §§1, 5, 6, 8 ; Paus. i. 5. § 3). Diodorus (iv. ...
  11. means "to distribute": We had to mete out the last of the water when we were still 20 miles from civilization on our hiking trip.
  12. The string hand. The term mete is used when the bow pushing hand is called the "yunde", or bow arm (hand). The string hand is also referred to as the "katte". When the term "katte" is used, the bow hand is referred to as the "oshite", or pushing arm (hand).
  13. to allot; distribute; apportion: usually with out.
  14. proper or right and fitting.  (Archaic English).
  15. meat, but not necessarily flesh (nut meat, for example); also means meal or dinner.
  16. To distribute by or as if by measure; allot:
  17. A limit point or mark. To butt up against.