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weigh down

weigh down verb: to act as a ballast for.

Verb

weigh down (third-person singular simple present weighs down, present participle weighing down, simple past and past participle weighed down)

  1. (transitive) To act as a ballast for.
    • We used some sandbags to weigh down the balloon.
  2. (idiomatic, transitive) To be too much for someone to cope with.
    • All the news of murder and famine is weighing me down.

weigh down meaning in Tamil and Urdu

weigh down in Tamil

மூழ்த்து

weigh down in Urdu

دبانا, دباؤ ڈالنا

Forms of weigh down

third-person singular presentweighs down
present participleweighing down
past participleweighed down
pastweighed down

Questions about weigh down

What does weigh down mean?
Weigh down means to act as a ballast for.
What is weigh down in Tamil?
Weigh down in Tamil is மூழ்த்து. See Weigh down meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is weigh down?
Weigh down is a verb.
What is the past tense of weigh down?
The past tense of weigh down is weighed down.

Words near weigh down in the dictionary

  1. weigh a ton
  2. weigh against
  3. weigh anchor
  4. weigh boat
  5. weigh boats
  6. weigh down
  7. weigh enough
  8. weigh house
  9. weigh houses
  10. weigh in
  11. weigh in the balance

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