Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

weigh down

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.98 in modern English

Syllables
weigh -down
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To act as a ballast for.

Transitive verb

verb

To be too much for someone to cope with.

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

Usage

Inflected Forms

weighs down (present, singular) weighing down (participle, present) weighed down (participle, past) weighed down (past)

Synonyms

drag down bear down bear down on press down on weigh on

Questions

What does weigh down mean?
To act as a ballast for.

How to pronounce weigh down

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