size-up

noun

The initial evaluation of an incident and how to deal with it.

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Meanings

nounsize-up (plural size-ups)

plural size-ups

  1. firefightingThe initial evaluation of an incident and how to deal with it.

Origin

Deverbal from size up.

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APA

size-up. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/size-up

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“size-up.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/size-up. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “size-up,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/size-up.

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