Weigh
11weigh in — (of a boxer or jockey) be officially weighed before or after a contest. → weigh weigh in informal make a forceful contribution to a competition or argument. → weigh …
12weigh — [v1] measure heaviness counterbalance, have a weight of, heft, measure, put in the balance, put on the scale, scale, tip the scales at; concept 103 weigh [v2] consider, contemplate analyze, appraise, balance, brainstorm*, deliberate, estimate,… …
13Weigh — Weigh, n. [See {Wey}.] A certain quantity estimated by weight; an English measure of weight. See {Wey}. [1913 Webster] …
14weigh — 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 …
15weigh-in — n [C usually singular] a check on the weight of a ↑boxer or ↑jockey before a competition →weigh in(1) …
16weigh-in — weigh ins N COUNT: usu sing When there is a weigh in on the day of a boxing match, each competitor is weighed to check their weight before the match …
17weigh 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 …
18weigh on — index harass Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
19weigh — wā vt 1) to ascertain the heaviness of by or as if by a balance 2) to measure or apportion (a definite quantity) on or as if on a scale vi to have a certain amount of heaviness: experience a specific force due to gravity …
20weigh on — weigh (up)on (Roget s Thesaurus II) verb To come to mind continually: haunt, obsess, torment, trouble. See REPETITION …
