to weigh down
1weigh down — [v] depress bear down, burden, cumber, get down, hold down, oppress, overburden, overload, press, press down, prey on, pull down, sadden, task, trouble, weight, weigh upon, worry; concepts 7,19 Ant. cheer, delight, please …
2weigh down something — weigh down (something) to slow the operation or growth of an organization. The company was weighed down with debt. Health care costs weigh the economy down …
3weigh down — (something) to slow the operation or growth of an organization. The company was weighed down with debt. Health care costs weigh the economy down …
4weigh\ down — • weigh down • weight down 1. To make heavy; cause to go down or bend with weight; overload. The evergreens are weighed down by the deep snow. Often used with with or by . There are so many children in the back seat that they are weighing down… …
5weigh down — index disadvantage, encumber (hinder), load, overcome (overwhelm), overload, overwhelm, tax ( …
6weigh down — verb 1. be oppressive or disheartening to • Syn: ↑weigh on • Ant: ↑lighten • Hypernyms: ↑sadden • Verb Frames: Something s somebody …
7weigh down — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms weigh down : present tense I/you/we/they weigh down he/she/it weighs down present participle weighing down past tense weighed down past participle weighed down 1) to make someone heavy and unable to move… …
8weigh down — v. (D; tr.) to weigh down with (we were weighed down with packages) * * * (D; tr.) to weigh down with (we were weigh downed down with packages) …
9weigh down — 1) PHRASAL VERB If something that you are wearing or carrying weighs you down, it stops you moving easily by making you heavier. [V n P] He wrenched off his sneakers. If they had to swim, he didn t want anything weighing him down... [V P n (not… …
10weigh down — verb a) To act as a ballast for. We used some sandbags to weigh down the balloon. b) To be too much for someone to cope with. All the news of murder and famine is weighing me down …