WEIGH
\wˈe͡ɪ], \wˈeɪ], \w_ˈeɪ]\
Definitions of WEIGH
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
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determine the weight of; "The butcher weighed the chicken"
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have a certain weight
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to be oppressive or burdensome; "weigh heavily on the mind", "Something pressed on his mind"
By Princeton University
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determine the weight of; "The butcher weighed the chicken"
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have a certain weight
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to be oppressive or burdensome; "weigh heavily on the mind", "Something pressed on his mind"
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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A corruption of Way, used only in the phrase under weigh.
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To bear up; to raise; to lift into the air; to swing up; as, to weigh anchor.
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To examine by the balance; to ascertain the weight of, that is, the force with which a thing tends to the center of the earth; to determine the heaviness, or quantity of matter of; as, to weigh sugar; to weigh gold.
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To be equivalent to in weight; to counterbalance; to have the heaviness of.
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To pay, allot, take, or give by weight.
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To consider as worthy of notice; to regard.
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To have weight; to be heavy.
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To be considered as important; to have weight in the intellectual balance.
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To bear heavily; to press hard.
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To judge; to estimate.
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A certain quantity estimated by weight; an English measure of weight. See Wey.
By Oddity Software
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A corruption of Way, used only in the phrase under weigh.
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To bear up; to raise; to lift into the air; to swing up; as, to weigh anchor.
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To examine by the balance; to ascertain the weight of, that is, the force with which a thing tends to the center of the earth; to determine the heaviness, or quantity of matter of; as, to weigh sugar; to weigh gold.
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To be equivalent to in weight; to counterbalance; to have the heaviness of.
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To pay, allot, take, or give by weight.
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To consider as worthy of notice; to regard.
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To have weight; to be heavy.
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To be considered as important; to have weight in the intellectual balance.
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To bear heavily; to press hard.
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To judge; to estimate.
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A certain quantity estimated by weight; an English measure of weight. See Wey.
By Noah Webster.
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To find the heaviness of; examine by a scale or balance; to ponder; reflect on carefully; to raise: used only in to weigh anchor.
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To have a given heaviness; to bear heavily; to be of importance.
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Weigher.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
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Weigher.
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To find the weight of.
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To estimate the worth or importance of.
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To press upon heavily; burden.
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To lift up, as an anchor.
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To be of value; avail.
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To raise anchor.
By James Champlin Fernald
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To compare by the balance: to find the heaviness of: to be equal to in heaviness: to bear up, to raise, esp. a ship's anchor: to ponder in the mind: to consider worthy of notice.
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To have weight: to be considered of importance: to press heavily.
By Daniel Lyons
