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What is the verb for weight?

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weigh
  1. (transitive) To determine the weight of an object.
  2. (transitive) Often with "out", to measure a certain amount of something by its weight, e.g. for sale.
  3. (transitive, figuratively) To determine the intrinsic value or merit of an object, to evaluate.
  4. (intransitive, figuratively, obsolete) To judge; to estimate.
  5. (transitive) To consider a subject. (Can we add an example for this sense?)
  6. (transitive) To have a certain weight.
  7. (intransitive) To have weight; to be heavy; to press down.
  8. (intransitive) To be considered as important; to have weight in the intellectual balance.
  9. (transitive, nautical) To raise an anchor free of the seabed.
  10. (intransitive, nautical) To weigh anchor.
  11. To bear up; to raise; to lift into the air; to swing up.
  12. (obsolete) To consider as worthy of notice; to regard.
  13. Synonyms:
      14. measure, counterbalance, heft, scale, measure heaviness, measure how heavy someone, measure how heavy someone is, measure how heavy something is, put in the balance, put on the scale, put someone on the scales, put something on the scales, measure the weight of, come to, have a weight of, turn the scales at, tip the scales at, investigate, explore, probe, review, analyse, research, examine, analyze, survey, study, inspect, scrutinise, scrutinize, appraise, excogitate, brainstorm, assess, evaluate, track, enquire into, look into, eye up, make enquiries into, sort out, make inquiries into, consider, audit, sift, go over, inquire into, ponder, think about, chew over … more
  14. Examples:
      15. “Scales to weigh the bags were part of the mills' equipment.”
      “I lost 70 pounds over the next two years, and I now weigh a healthy 125 pounds.”
      “How is the court to weigh and balance all these claims?”
weight
  1. (transitive) To add weight to something; to make something heavier.
    1. (transitive, dyeing) To load (fabrics) with barite, etc. to increase the weight.
  2. (transitive) To load, burden or oppress someone.
  3. (mathematics) To assign weights to individual statistics.
  4. (transitive) To bias something; to slant.
  5. (transitive, horse racing) To handicap a horse with a specified weight.
  6. Synonyms:
      7. load, burden, lade, encumber, freight, laden, lumber, saddle, charge, overburden, ballast, weigh down, make heavier, add weight to, overload, tax, strain, overwhelm, hamper, cumber, trammel, oppress, weigh, handicap, obstruct, land, crush, impose on, task, snow, dump on, snow under, bear down on, worry, test, exhaust, push, weary, top, entrust, thrust something on, pile it on, inflict something on, pile, fob something off on to, impose, trouble, yoke, overtax, inflict … more
  7. Examples:
      8. “To keep the plate under the brine, weight it down with two to three sealed quart jars filled with water.”
weights
  1. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of weight
  2. Synonyms:
      3. loads, burdens, lades, encumbers, freights, lumbers, saddles, charges, overburdens, ballasts, weighs down, makes heavier, adds weight to … more
weighted
  1. simple past tense and past participle of weight
  2. Synonyms:
      3. loaded, loaden, burdened, laded, laden, encumbered, freighted, lumbered, saddled, charged, overburdened, ballasted, weighed down, made heavier, added weight to … more
weightlift
  1. (intransitive, rare, sports) To practise weightlifting.
weighting
  1. present participle of weight
  2. Synonyms:
      3. loading, burdening, lading, encumbering, freighting, lumbering, saddling, charging, overburdening, ballasting, weighing down, making heavier, adding weight to … more
weighing
  1. present participle of weigh
  2. Synonyms:
      3. measuring, counterbalancing, hefting, scaling, measuring heaviness, measuring how heavy someone, measuring how heavy someone is, measuring how heavy something is, putting in the balance, putting on the scale, putting someone on the scales, putting something on the scales, measuring the weight of, coming to, having a weight of, turning the scales at, tipping the scales at, investigating, exploring, probing, reviewing, analysing, researching, examining, analyzing, surveying, studying, inspecting, scrutinising, scrutinizing, appraising, excogitating, brainstorming, assessing, evaluating, tracking, enquiring into, looking into, eyeing up, making enquiries into, sorting out, considering, auditing, sifting, going over, inquiring into, pondering, thinking about, chewing over, delving into … more
weighteth
  1. (archaic) Third-person singular simple present indicative form of weight
weighs
  1. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of weigh
  2. Synonyms:
      3. measures, counterbalances, hefts, scales, measures heaviness, measures how heavy someone, measures how heavy someone is, measures how heavy something is, puts in the balance, puts on the scale, puts someone on the scales, puts something on the scales, measures the weight of, comes to, has a weight of, turns the scales at, tips the scales at, investigates, explores, probes, reviews, analyses, researches, examines, analyzes, surveys, studies, inspects, scrutinises, scrutinizes, appraises, excogitates, brainstorms, assesses, evaluates, tracks, enquires into, looks into, eyes up, makes enquiries into, sorts out, considers, audits, sifts, goes over, inquires into, ponders, thinks about, chews over, digs into … more
  3. Examples:
      4. “Lower costs is the main issue that weighs the balance heavily in favour of India.”
      “She weighs a few pounds less than she did in '61, and is, if anything, even stronger and more trim.”
      “With three prime movers involved, the linked convoy weighs nearly 400 tonnes.”
weigheth
  1. (archaic) Third-person singular simple present indicative form of weigh
weighest
  1. (archaic) second-person singular simple present form of weigh
weighed
  1. simple past tense and past participle of weigh
  2. Synonyms:
      3. made, considered, pondered, contemplated, evaluated, reviewed, analysed, analyzed, assessed, examined, formed, formulated, looked into, mused on, puzzled over, weighed up, went over, brainstormed, brooded over, clarified, cogitated on, decided on, dwelled on, envisioned, figured out, gave thought to, hypothesised, hypothesized, mulled over, mused over, pictured, reflected on, reflected upon, sized up, sorted out, stewed over, thought about, thought over, thought through, took stock of, agonized over, chewed over, hashed over, made sense of, meditated on, stopped to consider, thought out, took under consideration, deliberated on, cerebrated on … more
  3. Examples:
      4. “Similarly wool fleeces are weighed at shearing time to help cull poor wool producers.”
      “Schuster's study of Albrecht Durer's Melencolia weighed in at 838 densely printed pages.”
      “As Jordan walked through the school gates it was as if iron shackles fell over his wrists and weighed him down.”
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