Weigh — Defs

01 n. A corruption of Way, used only in the phrase under weigh.

1.
A corruption of Way, used only in the phrase under weigh.(Naut.) See: Way
“An expedition was got under weigh from New York.” — Thackeray.

“The Athenians . . . hurried on board and with considerable difficulty got under weigh.” — Jowett (Thucyd.).

02 v. t. To bear up; to raise; to lift into the air; to swing up; as, to weigh anchor.

imp. & p. p. Weighed; p. pr. & vb. n. Weighing

1.
To bear up; to raise; to lift into the air; to swing up; as, to weigh anchor.
2.
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.
“Thou art weighed in the balances, and art found wanting.” — Dan. v. 27.
3.
To be equivalent to in weight; to counterbalance; to have the heaviness of.
4.
To pay, allot, take, or give by weight.
“They weighed for my price thirty pieces of silver.” — Zech. xi. 12.
5.
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.
“A young man not weighed in state affairs.” — Bacon.

“Had no better weighed The strength he was to cope with, or his own.” — Milton.

“Regard not who it is which speaketh, but weigh only what is spoken.” — Hooker.

“In nice balance, truth with gold she weighs.” — Pope.

“Without sufficiently weighing his expressions.” — Sir W. Scott.
6.
To consider as worthy of notice; to regard.[Obs. or Archaic]
“All that she so dear did weigh.” — Spenser.

Phrases & compounds

To weigh down — To overbalance.

03 v. i. To have weight; to be heavy.

1.
To have weight; to be heavy.
2.
To be considered as important; to have weight in the intellectual balance.
“Your vows to her and me . . . will even weigh.” — Shak.

“This objection ought to weigh with those whose reading is designed for much talk and little knowledge.” — Locke.
3.
To bear heavily; to press hard.
“Cleanse the stuffed bosom of that perilous stuff Which weighs upon the heart.” — Shak.
4.
To judge; to estimate.[R.]
“Could not weigh of worthiness aright.” — Spenser.

Phrases & compounds

To weigh down — to sink by its own weight.

04 n. A certain quantity estimated by weight; an English measure of weight. See Wey.

1.
A certain quantity estimated by weight; an English measure of weight. See Wey. See: Wey