Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Way. Used in the phrase under weigh.
- intransitive verb To determine the weight of, as with a scale.
- intransitive verb To measure or apportion (a certain quantity) by weight. Often used with out:
- intransitive verb To balance in the mind in order to make a choice; ponder or evaluate.
- intransitive verb To choose carefully or deliberately.
- intransitive verb Nautical To raise (anchor).
- intransitive verb To be of a specific weight.
- intransitive verb To have consequence or importance.
- intransitive verb To cause to bend heavily by added weight. Used with on or upon:
- intransitive verb To be burdensome or oppressive. Used with on or upon:
- intransitive verb Nautical To raise anchor.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A certain quantity or measure, estimated by weight; a measure of weight (compare
wey ); in the South Wales coal-fields, a weight of ten tons. - noun In cotton manufacturing, any given quantity of yarn delivered to an operative, for example, a winder, upon which wages are based.
- noun A misspelling of
way , in the phrase under way, due to confusion with the phrase to weigh anchor. - noun See
wegh . - To raise or lift; bear up: as, to
weigh anchor; to weigh a ship that has been sunk. - To bear up or balance in order to determine the weight of; determine the relative heaviness of (something) by comparison in a balance with some recognized standard; ascertain the number of pounds, ounces, etc., in: as, to
weigh sugar; to weigh gold. - To consider or examine for the purpose of forming an opinion or coming to a conclusion; compare; estimate deliberately and maturely; balance; ponder: as, to
weigh the advantages and disadvantages of a scheme. - To consider as worthy of notice; make account of; care for; regard; esteem.
- To overweigh or overpower; burden; op press. See the following phrase.
- To oppress with weight or heaviness; overburden; depress.
- To weigh anchor; get under way or in readiness to sail.
- To have weight, literally or figuratively.
- To be or amount in heaviness or weight; be of equal effect with in the balance: as, a nugget weighing several ounces; a load which weighs two tons.
- To be considered as important; have weight in the intellectual balance.
- To bear heavily; press hard.
- To consider; reflect.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- intransitive verb To have weight; to be heavy.
- intransitive verb To be considered as important; to have weight in the intellectual balance.
- intransitive verb To bear heavily; to press hard.
- intransitive verb rare To judge; to estimate.
- intransitive verb to sink by its own weight.
- noun (Naut.) A corruption of
way , used only in the phrase under weigh. - noun A certain quantity estimated by weight; an English measure of weight. See
wey . - transitive verb To bear up; to raise; to lift into the air; to swing up.
- transitive verb 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
- transitive verb To be equivalent to in weight; to counterbalance; to have the heaviness of.
- transitive verb To pay, allot, take, or give by weight.
- transitive verb 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.
- transitive verb Obs. or Archaic To consider as worthy of notice; to regard.
- transitive verb To oppress with weight; to overburden; to depress.
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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Carter and Unwin weigh this differently – Carter puts it as “neutral” and Unwin as making it less likely for there to be a God.
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Watching his chance, privily, Whiskers snuggled a chunk of rock several pounds in weigh close to his hand if need for action should arise.
THE PRINCESS 2010
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One of the factors that they should have to weigh is whether the income they gain by working unlawfully will suffice to cover their expenses, one which is the cost of medical treatment.
Immigration 2010
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Moreover, whatever the real state of the economy next autumn, the majority of voters will perceive a recession – just as they did in 1992, when a brisk recovery was in fact under weigh from a very shallow downturn.
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Moreover, whatever the real state of the economy next autumn, the majority of voters will perceive a recession – just as they did in 1992, when a brisk recovery was in fact under weigh from a very shallow downturn.
Stromata Blog: 2008
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An Oregon man won the annual pumpkin weigh-off here, presenting a gigantic gourd that came it at 1,524 pounds (691 kg).
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We do a midterm weigh in in Aug and the final in Sept. There are 7 people doing it and whoever looses the most wins the piglet pot which is $140.
marilynnv Diary Entry marilynnv 2008
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Watching his chance, privily, Whiskers snuggled a chunk of rock several pounds in weigh close to his hand if need for action should arise.
The Princess 1918
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"And what think you, miserable fool, shall your word weigh against mine?"
Bardelys the Magnificent; being an account of the strange wooing pursued by the Sieur Marcel de Saint-Pol, marquis of Bardelys... Rafael Sabatini 1912
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Children which at full term weigh less than five pounds are not apt to thrive, and usually die in a short time.
The Physical Life of Woman: Advice to the Maiden, Wife and Mother 1859
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