Weigh
21weigh-in — weigh ,in noun count an occasion when someone who is taking part in a sport such as BOXING or HORSE RACING is officially weighed …
22weigh\ on — • weigh (up)on v 1. To be a weight or pressure on; be heavy on. The pack weighed heavily on the soldier s back. 2. To make sad or worried; trouble; disturb; upset. Sadness weighed on Mary s heart when her kitten died. John s wrongdoing weighed… …
23weigh in at — (something) to be measured as being a particular weight. Both fighters weighed in at 162 pounds. The baby weighed in at 6 pounds, 9 ounces …
24weigh on — (someone) to cause someone anxiety or worry. Her daughter s illness definitely weighed on her mind …
25weigh — 1 *consider, study, contemplate, excogitate Analogous words: *ponder, meditate, ruminate, muse: *think, reflect, cogitate, reason, speculate 2 *burden, encumber, cumber, weight, load, lade, tax, charge, saddle Analogous words: balance, ballast,… …
26weigh-in — ► NOUN ▪ an official weighing, e.g. of boxers before a fight …
27weigh-in — [wā′in΄] n. an official weighing in of a boxer, wrestler, jockey, etc., as before a contest …
28weigh — I. /weɪ / (say way) verb (t) 1. to ascertain the weight of by means of a balance, scale, or other mechanical device: to weigh gold; to weigh gases; to weigh oneself. 2. to hold up or balance, as in the hand, in order to estimate the weight. 3.… …
29weigh */*/ — UK [weɪ] / US verb Word forms weigh : present tense I/you/we/they weigh he/she/it weighs present participle weighing past tense weighed past participle weighed 1) a) [linking verb] to have a particular weight Tell me Clare, how much do you weigh? …
30weigh — weigh1 weighable, adj. weigher, n. /way/, v.t. 1. to determine or ascertain the force that gravitation exerts upon (a person or thing) by use of a balance, scale, or other mechanical device: to weigh oneself; to weigh potatoes; to weigh gases. 2 …
