Meaning

• Verb

  1. To determine the weight of an object.
  2. Often with "out", to measure a certain amount of something by its weight, e.g. for sale.
  3. To determine the intrinsic value or merit of an object, to evaluate.
  4. (obsolete) To judge; to estimate.
  5. To consider a subject.
  6. To have a certain weight.
  7. To have weight; to be heavy; to press down.
  8. To be considered as important; to have weight in the intellectual balance.
  9. To raise an anchor free of the seabed.
  10. To weigh anchor.
  11. To bear up; to raise; to lift into the air; to swing up.
  12. (obsolete) To consider as worthy of notice; to regard.

• Noun