to eyeball
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3.9
- verb
- /ˈaɪbɔl/
- Informal
:
calcular a ojo
- Scientists make conclusions by eyeballing data all the time.
- eyeball the amount
- just eyeball
Nutmeg, I'm just going to just going to eyeball that one.
- Nutmeg, I'm just going to just going to eyeball that one.
- I'm stressing slightly if I have mis measured any of this and by measured I mean eyeball measured, I might have to start from scratch.
Examples
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But I didn't have the right hardware on hand, so I just eyeballed the height and screwed the seatpost to the frame.
Blog text (21) -
If a recipe calls for 3 cups of flour, I'll scoop it out of the bag three times and eyeball it.
Blog text (8) -
Other people need to perhaps just kind of eyeball it for themselves.
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Alright, but I want to eyeball the map first.
Fiction book (1999) -
I'd kind of like to eyeball this situation.
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And of course, even though the quantities were there, the really good bakers could just eyeball it.
Blog text (8) -
Now I can eyeball where it aligns with the blade teeth.
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Man, you don't even need to use formulas, you just eyeball it!
Fiction book (1993) -
I'm just eyeballing it and clipping away at the sections that seem pretty obvious to me and I think you can already see how it's starting to take shape.
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You can eyeball the distance to the next town without needing a ruler.
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Etymology
To eyeball something in the sense 'estimate by eye' comes from using your eye instead of a tool to judge size, amount, or distance. So to eyeball a measurement is to make a quick, not exact, guess by sight.