1. To have weight; to be heavy. "They only weigh the heavier." Cowper.
2. To be considered as important; to have weight in the intellectual balance. Your vows to her and me . . . will even weigh. Shak. This objection ought to weigh with those whose reading is designed for much talk and little knowledge. Locke.
3. To bear heavily; to press hard. Cleanse the stuffed bosom of that perilous stuff Which weighs upon the heart. Shak.
4. To judge; to estimate. [R.] Could not weigh of worthiness aright. Spenser. To weigh down, to sink by its own weight.
WEIGH
Weigh, n. Etym: [See Wey.]
Defn: A certain quantity estimated by weight; an English measure of weight. See Wey.
WEIGHABLE
Weigh"a*ble, a.
Defn: Capable of being weighed.
WEIGHAGE
Weigh"age (; 48), n.
Defn: A duty or toil paid for weighing merchandise. Bouvier.