Weigh

Word WEIGH
Character 5
Hyphenation weigh
Pronunciations /weɪ/

Definitions and meanings of "Weigh"

What do we mean by weigh?

Way. Used in the phrase under weigh. noun

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

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

To raise anchor. intransitive verb

To cause to bend down with added weight. phrasal verb

To give great worry or difficulty to; burden. phrasal verb

To be weighed at a weigh-in. phrasal verb

To have one's baggage weighed, as at an airport. phrasal verb

To be of a specified weight. phrasal verb

To join in a discussion; utter a remark. phrasal verb

To determine the weight of an object.

Often with "out", to measure a certain amount of something by its weight, e.g. for sale.

To determine the intrinsic value or merit of an object, to evaluate.

To judge; to estimate.

To consider a subject.

To have a certain weight.

To have weight; to be heavy; to press down.

To be considered as important; to have weight in the intellectual balance.

To raise an anchor free of the seabed.

To weigh anchor.

To bear up; to raise; to lift into the air; to swing up.

To consider as worthy of notice; to regard.

When someone looks at you from head to toe repeatedly. Usually to see if someone is worth your time or downright stupid. All in all... It's a rude gesture Urban Dictionary

To take a beating ; to get beaten up. Urban Dictionary

To get compensated in some way usually monetary Urban Dictionary

To be sentenced to a term of imprisonment. Urban Dictionary

Get knocked out Urban Dictionary

To place your weight into a situation where it wasnt previously. Also applies to the act, of physically weighing an item. Urban Dictionary

Erick is right. Y'all both bitches. Urban Dictionary

To become intoxicated via heavy amounts of alcohol. Urban Dictionary

The ceremony that determines the winner of a Bacon Battle. All competitors must submit their bacon to the Bacon Baron to be weighed. The winner is the gentleman who has stolen the most bacon. Urban Dictionary

Variation 1: When a male's private part is so long or the shorts (and underwear) are so short, that the male private part dips below the bottom of underwear and is visible below the bottom hem. Variation 2: When a man's private parts are so long that they dip into the water in a urinal. Urban Dictionary

Synonyms and Antonyms for Weigh

The word "weigh" in example sentences

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. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Watching his chance, privily, Whiskers snuggled a chunk of rock several pounds in weigh close to his hand if need for action should arise. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Carter and Unwin weigh this differently – Carter puts it as “neutral” and Unwin as making it less likely for there to be a God. ❋ Unknown (2009)

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. ❋ Unknown (2008)

An Oregon man won the annual pumpkin weigh-off here, presenting a gigantic gourd that came it at 1,524 pounds (691 kg). ❋ Unknown (2007)

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 (2008)

"And what think you, miserable fool, shall your word weigh against mine?" ❋ Rafael Sabatini (1912)

Children which at full term weigh less than five pounds are not apt to thrive, and usually die in a short time. ❋ Unknown (1859)

The coins weigh an estimated 4,317 pounds and, if stacked, would be three times the height of Boston's Hancock Tower. ❋ Unknown (2011)

After a few years of wear-and-tear, let us say that some coins weigh only 0.9 oz. ❋ Unknown (2009)

But those coins weigh a lot more and are not as convenient to carry, say the bill proponents, and so it goes. ❋ Unknown (2008)

“My team and I were held at gunpoint,” she said, making each word weigh as much as it should. ❋ Jensen, Kathryn, 1949- (2005)

“And now, gentlemen, we have to see what these coins weigh here upon Gallia.” ❋ Unknown (2003)

The cases were very heavy, with a diamond in the stem that would weigh a karat. ❋ George H. Devol (N/A)

How could his shoddy word weigh against Garrison's, fashioned from the whole cloth and with loyalty, love on Garrison's side? ❋ Unknown (1924)

But to weigh is to compare, and to compare is to represent, since the transcendental isolation and self-sufficiency of actual experience precludes its lying side by side with another datum, like two objects given in a single consciousness. ❋ George Santayana (1907)

"And now, gentlemen, we have to see what these coins weigh here upon Gallia." ❋ Unknown (1877)

And as for the weight issue, they say that five dollar coins weigh 1.5 ounces, which is less than a Snickers bar or a box of Altoids and considerably less than an iPhone 4. ❋ By MARC LACEY (2011)

A: The most [popular girl] in school [weighed] me when l told her she looked [gwash]. B: She is a shallow little which!!! ❋ Nesy!!! (2016)

[Arron] gave some [lair] to the bouncer and got proper weighed in. Mate, I suggest [you shut up] now, you're about to get weighed in. ❋ Arnold J. Vadgehammer (2007)

[I won] [the bet], now [I'm going to] get weighed in ❋ Rb1 (2022)

Bob was [weighed] off with [a ten] [stretch]. ❋ Bob Briggs (2011)

[dem boys] are [gonna] get weighed ❋ I-Mc (2004)

"Did you hear about [Trish] talking to James about what he did Monday?" "Yeah. Last thing needed was her weighing in tbh" Alternatively: "[Come on son]! Lets [weigh in] this fish we just spent the day hunting in the name of father son bonding. Looks pretty heavy!" ❋ AliBarFarHaHa (2008)

[Que] [weigh]? ❋ ElWiseOne (2016)

Person 1: [You going] out tonight? Person 2: Yeah, I got [paid], I'm gonna get [weighed in]. ❋ Barry Malice-Son (2016)

At the Weighing of [the Bacon] it was concluded that Bill won the Bacon Battle. His total of ten kilograms of [bacon] was more than [Ben's] total of four kilograms. ❋ OldManPatterson (2013)

[Var] 1: "Dude, you need longer shorts. You're weighing anchor." Var 2: "Man, I hate when I [weigh anchor]. That [urinal] water is disgusting." ❋ PJeigh (2011)

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