weigh (verb)
1weigh — ► VERB 1) find out how heavy (someone or something) is. 2) have a specified weight. 3) (weigh out) measure and take out (a portion of a particular weight). 4) (weigh down) be heavy and cumbersome or oppressive to. 5) (weigh on) be depre …
2weigh — [ weı ] verb ** 1. ) linking verb to have a particular weight: Tell me Clare, how much do you weigh? The baby weighed 7 pounds when she was born. weigh a ton (=be very heavy): Your suitcase weighs a ton. a ) transitive to measure how heavy… …
3weigh on — verb be oppressive or disheartening to • Syn: ↑weigh down • Ant: ↑lighten (for: ↑weigh down) • Hypernyms: ↑sadden • Verb Fram …
4weigh down — verb 1. be oppressive or disheartening to • Syn: ↑weigh on • Ant: ↑lighten • Hypernyms: ↑sadden • Verb Frames: Something s somebody …
5weigh up — 1. To force up (lit and figurative) 2. To consider carefully and assess the quality of (eg a person) (informal) • • • Main Entry: ↑weigh * * * ˌweigh ˈup [transitive] [ …
6weigh — S3 [weı] v ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(be a particular weight)¦ 2¦(measure weight)¦ 3¦(consider/compare)¦ 4¦(influence)¦ 5 weigh your words 6 weigh anchor Phrasal verbs weigh somebody<=>down weigh in weigh on somebody …
7weigh anchor — verb heave up an anchor in preparation for sailing (Freq. 1) • Syn: ↑weigh the anchor • Hypernyms: ↑heave, ↑heave up, ↑heft, ↑heft up • Verb Frames …
8weigh — UK US /weɪ/ verb [T] ► to have a particular weight: »The portable calculator weighs 2 ounces. ► to measure the weight of something: »Your luggage must be weighed before it is put onto the aircraft. ► to carefully consider something, especially by …
9weigh — verb 1) she weighs the fruit Syn: measure the weight of, put on the scales; heft 2) he weighed 170 lbs Syn: have a weight of, tip the scales at, weigh in at 3) the situation weighed heavily on him …
10weigh in — verb a) To undergo a weigh in. Two days before the fight, the boxers weigh in with reporters watching. b) To subject to a weigh in. His trailer weighed in lighter than it should have. He might have a leak …
