Search Result for "weigh down":
Wordnet 3.0

VERB (2)

1. be oppressive or disheartening to;
[syn: weigh down, weigh on]

2. exert a force with a heavy weight;
- Example: "The snow bore down on the roof"
[syn: drag down, bear down, bear down on, press down on, weigh down]


WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

weigh down v 1: be oppressive or disheartening to [syn: weigh down, weigh on] [ant: buoy up, lighten, lighten up] 2: exert a force with a heavy weight; "The snow bore down on the roof" [syn: drag down, bear down, bear down on, press down on, weigh down]