weigh+down
41weigh — I verb balance, bear heavily, burden, cogitate, consider, considerare, contemplate, cumber, deliberate, determine the heaviness of, encumber, estimate, evaluate, examine, find the weight of, gauge, load down, measure according to weight, meditate …
42weigh on something — weigh on (something) to push something down. High energy prices weigh on a company s profits by increasing production costs. Usage notes: usually used in connection with financial markets or prices …
43weigh on — (something) to push something down. High energy prices weigh on a company s profits by increasing production costs. Usage notes: usually used in connection with financial markets or prices …
44Weigh station — A weigh station is a checkpoint along a highway to inspect vehicular weights. Usually, trucks and commercial vehicles are subject to the inspection.OverviewWeigh stations are equipped with scales, some of which permit the trucks to continue… …
45weigh — I. verb Etymology: Middle English weyen, from Old English wegan to move, carry, weigh more at way Date: before 12th century transitive verb 1. to ascertain the heaviness of by or as if by a balance 2. a. outweigh b. counterbalance …
46weigh — weigh1 verb 1》 find out how heavy (someone or something) is. ↘have a specified weight. ↘balance (something) in the hands to assess its weight. ↘(weigh something out) measure and take out a portion of a particular weight. ↘(weigh… …
47Weigh house — A weigh house or weighing house is a building at or within which goods, and the like, are weighed. Most of these buildings were built before 1800, prior to the establishment of international standards for weights. As public control of the weight… …
48weigh sb down — UK US weigh sb/sth down Phrasal Verb with weigh({{}}/weɪ/ verb [T] ► to cause problems or difficulties for someone or something: »US growth has been weighed down by soaring deficits with China …
49weigh sb/sth down — UK US weigh sb/sth down Phrasal Verb with weigh({{}}/weɪ/ verb [T] ► to cause problems or difficulties for someone or something: »US growth has been weighed down by soaring deficits with China …
50weigh sth down — UK US weigh sb/sth down Phrasal Verb with weigh({{}}/weɪ/ verb [T] ► to cause problems or difficulties for someone or something: »US growth has been weighed down by soaring deficits with China …
