weigh
verb [L only + noun, T] (HEAVINESS) /weɪ/Definition
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B1 to have a heaviness of a stated amount, or to measure the heaviness of an object: Yesterday a satellite weighing 15 tonnes was successfully placed in orbit. She weighs herself every week on the scales in the bathroom. Your luggage must be weighed before it is put on the aircraft.Weighing and measuringMeasurements of weight and mass
(Definition of weigh verb (HEAVINESS) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- -pounder suffix
- atomic mass noun
- atomic weight noun
- dead weight noun
- grain noun (WEIGHT)
- gram noun
- gramme noun
- hundredweight noun
- karat noun
- kilo noun
- kilogram noun
- mg
- microgram noun
- milligram noun
- newton noun
- relative density noun
- stone noun (WEIGHT)
- tip verb (ONE SIDE HIGHER)
- ton noun (WEIGHT)
- wt noun
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