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Definition & Synonyms
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• Weighed
- (imp. & p. p.) of Weigh
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• Weigh
- (v. t.) To examine by the balance; to ascertain the weight of, that is, the force with which a thing tends to the center of the earth; to determine the heaviness, or quantity of matter of; as, to weigh sugar; to weigh gold.
- (v. i.) To bear heavily; to press hard.
- (v. t.) To pay, allot, take, or give by weight.
- (v. i.) To be considered as important; to have weight in the intellectual balance.
- (v. t.) To consider as worthy of notice; to regard.
- (v. i.) To judge; to estimate.
- (v. t.) To examine or test as if by the balance; to ponder in the mind; to consider or examine for the purpose of forming an opinion or coming to a conclusion; to estimate deliberately and maturely; to balance.
- (n.) A certain quantity estimated by weight; an English measure of weight. See Wey.
- (v. i.) To have weight; to be heavy.
- (v. t.) To be equivalent to in weight; to counterbalance; to have the heaviness of.
- (n.) A corruption of Way, used only in the phrase under weigh.
- (v. t.) To bear up; to raise; to lift into the air; to swing up; as, to weigh anchor.
Synonyms:
Consider, Count, Librate, Matter, Press,
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• Weight
- (v. t.) To load (fabrics) as with barite, to increase the weight, etc.
- (v. t.) Hence, pressure; burden; as, the weight of care or business.
- (v. t.) To assign a weight to; to express by a number the probable accuracy of, as an observation. See Weight of observations, under Weight.
- (v. t.) A scale, or graduated standard, of heaviness; a mode of estimating weight; as, avoirdupois weight; troy weight; apothecaries weight.
- (v. t.) The quantity of heaviness; comparative tendency to the center of the earth; the quantity of matter as estimated by the balance, or expressed numerically with reference to some standard unit; as, a mass of stone having the weight of five hundred pounds.
- (v. t.) A ponderous mass; something heavy; as, a clock weight; a paper weight.
- (v. t.) To load with a weight or weights; to load down; to make heavy; to attach weights to; as, to weight a horse or a jockey at a race; to weight a whip handle.
- (v. t.) The quality of being heavy; that property of bodies by which they tend toward the center of the earth; the effect of gravitative force, especially when expressed in certain units or standards, as pounds, grams, etc.
- (v. t.) The resistance against which a machine acts, as opposed to the power which moves it.
- (v. t.) Importance; power; influence; efficacy; consequence; moment; impressiveness; as, a consideration of vast weight.
- (v. t.) A definite mass of iron, lead, brass, or other metal, to be used for ascertaining the weight of other bodies; as, an ounce weight.
Synonyms:
Angle, Burden, Burthen, Slant, Weighting,
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• Weigela
- (n.) Alt. of Weigelia
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• Weighbeam
- (n.) A kind of large steelyard for weighing merchandise; -- also called weighmasters beam.
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• Weighage
- (n.) A duty or toil paid for weighing merchandise.
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• Weightiness
- (n.) The quality or state of being weighty; weight; force; importance; impressiveness.
Synonyms:
Heaviness,
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• Weightless
- (a.) Having no weight; imponderable; hence, light.
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• Weighable
- (a.) Capable of being weighed.
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• Weigelia
- (n.) A hardy garden shrub (Diervilla Japonica) belonging to the Honeysuckle family, with white or red flowers. It was introduced from China.
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