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weigher
weigh 1 W0064300 (wā)v. weighed, weigh·ing, weighs v.tr.1. a. To determine the weight of, as with a scale: weighed the tomatoes before buying them.b. To measure or apportion (a certain quantity) by weight. Often used with out: weighed out a pound of cheese.2. a. To balance in the mind in order to make a choice; ponder or evaluate: weighed the alternatives and decided to stay.b. To choose carefully or deliberately: weigh one's words.3. Nautical To raise (anchor).v.intr.1. To be of a specific weight: The dog weighs nearly 50 pounds.2. To have consequence or importance: The decision weighed heavily against us.3. a. To cause to bend heavily by added weight. Used with on or upon: a coating of ice that weighed on the slender branches.b. To be burdensome or oppressive. Used with on or upon: These concerns have been weighing on us for weeks.4. Nautical To raise anchor.Phrasal Verbs: weigh down1. To cause to bend down with added weight: vines that were weighed down with grapes.2. To give great worry or difficulty to; burden: The responsibilities of the new job weighed him down. weigh in1. Sports To be weighed at a weigh-in.2. To have one's baggage weighed, as at an airport.3. To be of a specified weight: The new book weighs in at 7 pounds.4. Slang To join in a discussion; utter a remark: She weighed in with some pertinent facts.
[Middle English weien, from Old English wegan; see wegh- in Indo-European roots.]
weigh′a·ble adj.weigh′er n.
weigh 2 W0064300 (wā)n. Nautical Way. Used in the phrase under weigh.
[Variant (influenced by weigh, as in weigh anchor) of way.]Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | weigher - an official who weighs and records the weightfunctionary, official - a worker who holds or is invested with an office |
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