- 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.
- to hold up or balance, as in the hand, in order to estimate the weight.
- to measure, separate, or apportion (a certain quantity of something) according to weight (usually followed by out): to weigh out five pounds of sugar.
- to make heavy; increase the weight or bulk of; weight: We weighed the drapes to make them hang properly.
- to evaluate in the mind; consider carefully in order to reach an opinion, decision, or choice: to weigh the facts; to weigh a proposal.
- to raise, lift, or hoist (something).
- to think important; esteem.
- to have weight or a specified amount of weight: to weigh less; to weigh a ton.
- to have importance, moment, or consequence: Your recommendation weighs heavily in his favor.
- to bear down as a weight or burden (usually followed by on or upon): Responsibility weighed upon her.
- to consider carefully or judicially: to weigh well before deciding.
- (of a ship) to raise the anchor and get under way: The ship weighed early and escaped in the fog.
- weigh down,
- to cause to become bowed under a weight: snow and ice weighing down the trees.
- to lower the spirits of; burden; depress: This predicament weighs me down.
- weigh in,
- (of a boxer or wrestler) to be weighed by a medical examiner on the day of a bout.
- to be of the weight determined by such a weighing: He weighed in at 170 pounds.
- (of a jockey) to be weighed with the saddle and weights after a race.
- to offer an opinion, advice, support, etc., especially in a forceful or authoritative way: The chairman weighed in with an idea for the fundraiser.
- weigh out, Horse Racing. (of a jockey)
- to be weighed with the saddle and weights before a race.
- to be of the weight determined by such a weighing.
- to heave up a ship's anchor in preparation for getting under way.
- word (def. 30).
- in motion; under way.
- to measure the weight of
- to have weight or be heavy
- to apportion according to weight
- to consider carefully
- to be influential
- to be oppressive or burdensome (to)
- to regard or esteem
- to raise a vessel's anchor or (of a vessel) to have its anchor raised preparatory to departure
- under weigh a variant spelling of under way