weigh down
Language: en
Globalneutral
- To place physical weight on something so that it is held in place, sinks, or is made heavier.
Globalneutral
- To make something heavier or more burdensome in a material sense by adding mass or load.
Globalneutralformal
- To burden or oppress someone emotionally, mentally, or morally; to cause a persistent sense of heaviness, worry, or distress.
Globalneutralliterary
- To exert a heavy or oppressive influence on someone or something, as if pressing down or restricting freedom or movement.
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