weighing+down

  • 1Weighing scale — Emperor Jahangir (reign 1605 1627) weighing his son Shah Jahan on a weighing scale by artist Manohar (AD 1615, Mughal dynasty, India). A weighing scale (usually just scales in UK and Australian English, weighing machine in south Asian English or… …

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  • 2Weighing — Weigh Weigh, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Weighed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Weighing}.] [OE. weien, weyen, weghen, AS. wegan to bear, move; akin to D. wegen to weigh, G. w[ a]gen, wiegen, to weigh, bewegen to move, OHG. wegan, Icel. vega to move, carry, lift,… …

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  • 3weigh\ down — • weigh down • weight down 1. To make heavy; cause to go down or bend with weight; overload. The evergreens are weighed down by the deep snow. Often used with with or by . There are so many children in the back seat that they are weighing down… …

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  • 4weight\ down — • weigh down • weight down 1. To make heavy; cause to go down or bend with weight; overload. The evergreens are weighed down by the deep snow. Often used with with or by . There are so many children in the back seat that they are weighing down… …

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  • 5weigh down — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms weigh down : present tense I/you/we/they weigh down he/she/it weighs down present participle weighing down past tense weighed down past participle weighed down 1) to make someone heavy and unable to move… …

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  • 6weigh down — also[weight down] 1. To make heavy; cause to go down or bend with weight; overload. * /The evergreens are weighed down by the deep snow./ Often used with with or by . * /There are so many children in the back seat that they are weighing down the… …

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  • 7weigh down — also[weight down] 1. To make heavy; cause to go down or bend with weight; overload. * /The evergreens are weighed down by the deep snow./ Often used with with or by . * /There are so many children in the back seat that they are weighing down the… …

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  • 8To weigh down — Weigh Weigh, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Weighed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Weighing}.] [OE. weien, weyen, weghen, AS. wegan to bear, move; akin to D. wegen to weigh, G. w[ a]gen, wiegen, to weigh, bewegen to move, OHG. wegan, Icel. vega to move, carry, lift,… …

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  • 9weigh down — 1) PHRASAL VERB If something that you are wearing or carrying weighs you down, it stops you moving easily by making you heavier. [V n P] He wrenched off his sneakers. If they had to swim, he didn t want anything weighing him down... [V P n (not… …

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  • 10weigh down — verb a) To act as a ballast for. We used some sandbags to weigh down the balloon. b) To be too much for someone to cope with. All the news of murder and famine is weighing me down …

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