weighing
/ˈweɪ.ɪŋ/
verb
- 1
To determine the weight of an object.
- 2
Often with "out", to measure a certain amount of something by its weight, e.g. for sale.
“He weighed out two kilos of oranges for a client.”
- 3
To determine the intrinsic value or merit of an object, to evaluate.
“You have been weighed in the balance and found wanting.”
- 4
To judge; to estimate.
- 5
To consider a subject.
- 6
To have a certain weight.
“I weigh ten and a half stone.”
- 7
To have weight; to be heavy; to press down.
- 8
To be considered as important; to have weight in the intellectual balance.
- 9
To raise an anchor free of the seabed.
- 10
To weigh anchor.
- 11
To bear up; to raise; to lift into the air; to swing up.
- 12
To consider as worthy of notice; to regard.
noun
- 1
The process by which something is weighed.
“She took her baby to the clinic for regular weighings.”
adjective
- 1
That weighs or burdens.
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