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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Cramer noted that both companies' stocks have been under pressure as of late — with Salesforce weighed down by worries about its artificial intelligence offerings and Dollar Tree burdened by new tariffs. Julie Coleman, CNBC, 10 Oct. 2025 We're not weighed down by anything here. Esther Zuckerman, Time, 10 Oct. 2025 The ultra-lightweight device is the perfect travel companion for those who don’t want to be weighed down by a bulky laptop. Melony Forcier, Travel + Leisure, 7 Oct. 2025 Even the songs that aren’t about Kelce are weighed down by an obsession with internet culture, luxury brands, and lingo from 2018. Tyler Foggatt, New Yorker, 5 Oct. 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 17 Oct. 2025.

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