Verb (used with object) : to weigh oneself; to weigh potatoes; to weigh gases. ,to weigh out five pounds of sugar. ,We weighed the drapes to make them hang properly. ,to weigh the facts; to weigh a proposal. From Dictionary.com.
Verb (used without object) : to weigh less; to weigh a ton. ,Your recommendation weighs heavily in his favor. ,Responsibility weighed upon her. ,to weigh well before deciding. ,The ship weighed early and escaped in the fog. From Dictionary.com.
GRANGE: You know, Lou, one of the principles in the military in operations is what they call weighing the main effort. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Nov 6, 2003] Reference
Emile Griffith won the middleweight title weighing 150 ½ pounds. From Wordnik.com. Reference
TheKitchenWitch -- Trust me, weighing is much easier than measuring. From Wordnik.com. [Ratios and cherry almond cookies | Homesick Texan] Reference
Of course, Europe has been no slouch in weighing in with some beauties, too. From Wordnik.com. [Vintage cars in a Mexico City museum] Reference
You are correct in weighing out the challenges and needs and then deciding what is your best course. From Wordnik.com. [Medicare or Local Medical Care?] Reference
Do you think Shyamalan is a good person for Summit to consider in weighing possible “Breaking Dawn” directors?. From Wordnik.com. [TWILIGHT SAGA NEWS: MARCH 31ST | Open Society Book Club Discussions and Reviews] Reference
All these have to go into the balance in weighing the total output of the CBC or any broadcaster, newspaper or magazine. From Wordnik.com. [Journalistic Freedom and Responsibility] Reference
Moreover, in weighing whether to recommend a pardon, U.S. attorneys are supposed to consider whether an applicant is remorseful. From Wordnik.com. [Beg Pardon?] Reference
But in weighing the potential liabilities of delayed childbearing, the slings and arrows of personal fortune must also be considered. From Wordnik.com. [Delayed Childbearing] Reference
The juror is not empty-headed of past experience or attitudes, but he is expected to put aside his prejudices in weighing the evidence. From Wordnik.com. [Journalistic Freedom and Responsibility] Reference
Process which is called weighing a thing in the mind. From Wordnik.com. [Images from Works of Charles D. Warner] Reference
MICHELL: Which nominations do you recall weighing in on?. From Wordnik.com. [Kelly Maher: Examining Gov. Hickenlooper's "Non-Partisan" Labor Chief (VIDEO)] Reference
He is described as weighing 140 pounds, with brown hair, hazel eyes. From Wordnik.com. Reference
I have no doubt that John Lyon went through the usual process which is called weighing. From Wordnik.com. [Little Journey in the World] Reference
And since we had a big dilemma weighing on us, smaller things rubbed us the wrong way. From Wordnik.com. [Reintegrating - SpouseBUZZ] Reference
The younger boy is described as weighing 30 pounds and 25 inches tall. the older boy is. From Wordnik.com. Reference
"The kids were absolutely stunned by the idea of weighing leftovers," recalls Julie Sacco. From Wordnik.com. [Chicago Reader] Reference
With a famous name weighing him down, and what appears to be some less than useful experience. From Wordnik.com. [Motorsport.com: news] Reference
I may call His weighing and measuring, I take them to be the duties He would have me perform. From Wordnik.com. [The Conquest of Fear] Reference
An underweight baby is defined as weighing less than 2,500 grams, or about five and a half pounds. From Wordnik.com. [Yahoo! News: Business - Opinion] Reference
The schoolwide penny drive brought in coins weighing 419 pounds, and will benefit the American Red Cross. From Wordnik.com. [Homepage | INFORUM | Fargo, ND] Reference
I have no doubt that John Lyon went through the usual process which is called weighing a thing in the mind. From Wordnik.com. [The Complete Project Gutenberg Writings of Charles Dudley Warner] Reference
The other was described as weighing 180 pounds, with very short hair, a red shirt, brown pants and white shoes. From Wordnik.com. [Man found injured near Wheaton Metro] Reference
Well, too bad, you've got like 20 pounds of sword weighing down the barrel while you try to aim it with one hand. From Wordnik.com. [Original Signal - Transmitting Digg] Reference
Frank was kind enough to address my concerns in a follow-up post titled weighing the difference to which i tried to comment. From Wordnik.com. [Augieland:] Reference
When it starts to impede the object’s function, you start the weighing: is it worth my TV to be thinner if picture-quality suffers?. From Wordnik.com. [Mitsubishi’s New LaserVue TVs: First Impressions - Bits Blog - NYTimes.com] Reference
WOLFINGER: Well, we're still kind of weighing that. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript May 20, 2005] Reference
Rick was kind of weighing the plastic bag with one hand and the money with the other. From Wordnik.com. [Too Many Spies Spoil The Case]
So, it's really kind of weighing the two bad things that can happen to you, basically. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jan 23, 2008] Reference
I think they're kind of weighing it day by day and, you know, kind of hoping for the best. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Dec 31, 2003] Reference
We have been talking about this every time a verdict comes in, kind of weighing the balance. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Feb 20, 2006] Reference
Today I feel a bit lighter well, the pizza is kind of weighing me down, but it was worth it. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2006-09-01] Reference
I mean, they're still kind of weighing this and trying to feel each other out over what's acceptable. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript May 23, 2008] Reference
And that will really weigh down the trees that are kind of weighing and blowing in the breeze right now. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jan 13, 2007] Reference
They're sort of in deeper than the Republicans who have been kind of weighing what's going to happen here in the next couple of months. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jun 3, 2007] Reference
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