weigh (on or upon)

verb

Definition of weigh (on or upon)next
as in to bear (down on)
to push steadily against with some force the bulky backpack weighed upon my back uncomfortably

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for weigh (on or upon)
  1. press
  2. shove
  3. compress
Verb
  • In the aftermath of the Nov. 5 election, a judge in Manhattan has pressed pause on sentencing Trump.
    Democrat-Gazette staff from wire reports, arkansasonline.com, 20 Dec. 2024
  • Foods in this category have been processed minimally through methods such as pressing, refining, grinding, or milling.
    Korin Miller, Health, 20 Dec. 2024
Definition of press
Verb
  • Doe alleges that he was drugged and sodomized by the disgraced mogul, being shoved into a vehicle where the assault allegedly took place.
    DeMicia Inman, VIBE.com, 11 Dec. 2024
  • The three older sons shoved food into their pockets and ran after their parents.
    Lauren Groff, The New Yorker, 8 Dec. 2024
Definition of shove
Verb
  • The musical spans more than two decades and compresses them into a show that lasts little more than two hours.
    Katie Marie Davies, The Christian Science Monitor, 19 Dec. 2024
  • The optic nerve seems to then compress it down to about 100 million bits/sec.
    Michael Irving, New Atlas, 18 Dec. 2024
Definition of compress
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“Weigh (on or upon).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/weigh%20%28on%20or%20upon%29. Accessed 26 Dec. 2024.

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