weight (down)

verb

Definition of weight (down)next
as in to bog (down)

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  1. subject
  2. weigh down
  3. hamper
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  • It is noted by one agent that, even though there are players Liverpool would happily have sold this summer and last, Hughes and his staff preferred to treat them respectfully rather than subject them to the ‘bomb squad’ treatment some clubs prefer.
    — James Pearce, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026
  • The beds can contain hundreds of blocks laid out in a grid, growing progressively deeper so an aircraft slows without subjecting the landing gear — or the people aboard — to extreme deceleration forces that can be deadly in a crash.
    — Pete Muntean, CNN Money, 8 Sep. 2026
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  • The action in yields further weighed down stocks in the session.
    — Justina Lee,Alex Harring, CNBC, 8 Sep. 2026
  • To keep the two evenly blended without weighing down the texture, The Ordinary instead uses a high-pressure microfluidizer to break the mixture into smaller, more uniform droplets.
    — Christa Joanna Lee, Allure, 6 Sep. 2026
Definition of weigh down
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  • Air force officials in Greece made no immediate comment on the status of the two airmen, noting that rescue crews were hampered by the fire on the grounds of Tanagra air force base, 60 kilometers (about 40 miles) north of Athens.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 5 Sep. 2026
  • Stanford went 5 of 15 on third down and was hampered by a slew of inopportune penalties that Miami capitalized on.
    — Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 5 Sep. 2026
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“Weight (down).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/weight%20%28down%29. Accessed 12 Sep. 2026.

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