weigh

Formsweighs, weighing, weighed

Pluralweighs

1. 1
   verbtransitive

   To find out how heavy something is, usually with a scale.

   Like putting fruit on a kitchen scale to see how heavy it is.

   The nurse asked me to weigh the baby before the checkup.

   She weighs the flour carefully before she starts baking.

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2. 2
   verbintransitive

   To have a certain weight when measured.

   Like the number that shows up when you stand on a bathroom scale.

   The newborn weighs almost nine pounds.

   These suitcases weigh too much to carry alone.

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3. 3
   verbfigurativelytransitive

   To think carefully about how good or important something is.

   Like holding two things to feel which one matters more.

   Voters need to weigh each candidate's promises before deciding.

   She weighed the offer carefully before saying yes.

   Similarassess, evaluate, consider, judge

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4. 4
   verbtransitive

   To measure out an amount of something by how heavy it is, often to sell it.

   Like scooping nuts onto a scale until you have just enough to buy.

   The grocer will weigh out a pound of cherries for you.

   She weighs out the coffee beans for each order.

   Similarmeasure, portion

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5. 5
   verbtransitive

   To think about something carefully before deciding.

   Like thinking hard about a choice before you make up your mind.

   Let's weigh our options before we book the trip.

   He weighed the idea for a few days.

   Similarconsider, ponder, contemplate, examine

6. 6
   verbintransitive

   To matter or count when people make a decision.

   Like one heavy reason that tips your choice one way.

   Her opinion weighs a lot with the rest of the team.

   These small details weigh more than you might think.

   Similarcount, matter, tell

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7. 7
   verbintransitive

   To be heavy, or to press down on something.

   Like a heavy bag pressing down on your shoulder.

   The wet snow weighs down on the old roof.

   Heavy boxes weigh on the thin shelf until it bends.

   Similarpress, bear

8. 8
   verbtransitive

   To lift a ship's anchor up off the bottom of the sea.

   Like pulling a stuck hook up off the bottom of a pond.

   The crew began to weigh the anchor at first light.

   Sailors weighed the heavy anchor by hand.

   Similarraise, hoist, lift

   Oppositedrop, lower

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9. 9
   verbintransitive

   To pull up the anchor and get a ship ready to sail.

   Like getting up and ready the moment it's time to leave.

   The ship will weigh as soon as the storm passes.

   At dawn the fleet weighed and sailed south.

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10. 10
    verbtransitive

    To lift something up into the air, or to raise it.

    Like lifting a heavy bag up onto a high shelf.

    Workers weigh the beam up with ropes and pulleys.

    The crane weighed the cargo high above the deck.

    Similarhoist, raise, lift

    Oppositelower

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11. 11
    nouncountable

    The act of measuring how heavy something is.

    Like the quick check on a scale before you pay for fruit.

    Each crate gets a quick weigh before it leaves the dock.

    After one more weigh, the clerk wrote down the total.

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