weigh down

verb

weighed down; weighing down; weighs down

transitive verb

1
: to cause to bend down : overburden
2

Examples of weigh down in a Sentence

all these tragedies occurring simultaneously are weighing me down
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Neither project has moved forward in recent years, with both developers blaming the city’s rent control policies for adding to an already-complicated financing landscape weighed down by high interest rates, rising construction costs and other barriers. Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 15 May 2025 And as far as the inflation data is concerned, any tariff effects would likely first emerge in goods (where some categories did show price jumps); however, any increases there were offset by softer services inflation, including areas where weaker consumer demand might have weighed down prices. Alicia Wallace, CNN Money, 13 May 2025 The region needs to rebuild more than 16,000 buildings — not to mention thousands of temporary structures for people to live in before then — in a market already weighed down by bureaucratic hurdles, limited labor and high materials costs. Sam Lubell, Los Angeles Times, 9 May 2025 From rich, butter-thick formulas for coily hair to lighter masks that won’t weigh down finer curls, today’s treatments are more targeted than ever. Jailynn Taylor, Allure, 30 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for weigh down

Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of weigh down was in the 14th century

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“Weigh down.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/weigh%20down. Accessed 25 May. 2025.

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