noun

• A prescribed quantity or extent.
  "I will correct thee in measure, and will not leaue thee altogether vnpunished."
• The act or result of measuring.
  "a measure of salt"
• The act or result of measuring.
• The act or result of measuring.
  "coal measures; lead measures"

verb

• (stative) To be of (a certain size), to have (a certain measurement)
  "The window measured two square feet."
• (rare) To traverse, cross, pass along; to travel over.
  "A true devoted pilgrim is not weary / To measure kingdoms with his feeble steps."
• (often with out or off) To allot or distribute by measure; to set off or apart by measure; often with.
  "With what measure ye mete, it shall be measured to you again."
• (transitive) To regulate or control (one's actions, speech, etc.), as if one were carefully measuring their length or quantity.
  "To measure one’s own activity, to make it conform to these standards of clearness, brevity and truth, is practically a very difficult matter."