Definition
a meter (US), metre (UK): a unit of measurement equal to one hundred centimetres
a meter is equivalent to nearly 40 inches.
to meter: to measure, to count
As a verb, "to meter" is less common than the verb "to measure", which is a more general term.
- "Philip : Measure? Meters? No, dude!"
- "So he has a giant bottom, or he must measure 5 meters!"
- "Today my pilot Rachid and I are hovering 50 meters above the Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia."
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