scale

[1]	climb , ascend , mount , clamber up , surmount , go up , escalade
[2]	regulate , adjust , proportion , (Mainly US/Canadian) prorate
[3]	scale up/down , increase , enlarge , raise , decrease , reduce , diminish , lower
[4]	surmount
[5]	descale

[1]	scales , range , scale of measurement , graduated table , compass , balance , ordered series , rank , ranking , gradation , graduation , register , spectrum , calibration , progression , hierarchy , scope , gamut
[2]	proportion , ratio
[3]	scale leaf
[4]	scurf , exfoliation
[5]	musical scale
[6]	weighing machine
[7]	plate , shell