weight down

weight down

1. To add weight to someone or something in order for them or it to remain stuck in place or unable to move quickly. A noun or pronoun can be used between "weight" and "down." I weighted the box down with stones so that it wouldn't float while underwater. I feel bad for weighting him down with our bags like that.
2. To cause a burden, hindrance, or impairment to someone's or something's performance. A noun or pronoun can be used between "weight" and "down." Often used in passive constructions. Our company was weighted down with the debts of the smaller businesses it had acquired. I'm not very good, and I don't want to weight your team down at all.
See also: down, weight
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

weight someone or something down (with something)

to place a heavy weight in or on someone or something; to press down or hold down someone or something with a heavy weight. The inquisitors weighted the accused down with stones, but he still refused to say what they wanted. Karen weighted down the papers with an ornamental paperweight.
See also: down, weight
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.

weight down

v.
1. To fix or hold something in place with added weight: I weighted down the papers so they wouldn't blow away. The campers weighted the tarp down with rocks.
2. To impair the performance of someone or something by or as if by adding weight: The project weighted the company down with too much debt to survive in this competitive market. The team was weighted down by its inexperience.
See also: down, weight
The American Heritage® Dictionary of Phrasal Verbs.
See also:
  • rescue from
  • rescue from (someone or something)
  • ask back
  • add in
  • not do (someone or oneself) any favors
  • back into
  • back into (someone or something)
  • identify with
  • attune to
  • orient to (something)
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His owners had done a fantastic job of getting his weight down. He had lost nearly 20 kg and looked like a completely different dog.
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It's very important to keep your weight down as you get older to maintain mobility and independence, says Bowerman.
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The 63-year-old man involved, from Stockport, is understood to have been part of a team of men dismantling a crane at the Hancock Museum, on the Great North Road, when a section of ballast - used to weight down the crane - fell off the lorry.
Kurth stresses that migraine with aura does not immediately cause a heart attack and that women can protect themselves by not smoking; keeping blood pressure, cholesterol levels, and weight down: eating plenty of fruit, vegetables, and grains; and exercising.
As contractors want attachments that can work higher, "it's always a challenge to increase performance and keep the weight down," says Kausch.
Joan Myers Brown, founder and director of Philadanco, believed in her talent, but wouldn't let her perform until she got her weight down. (Eventually she became a powerhouse performer and won a "Bessie" award in 1998 for her work with Philadanco.) For those passionate dancers whose bodies don't fit the "norm," Boykin says, "Look at Hope and say, 'I have hope.
Flash drying, used in particleboard production, can reduce the moisture content of green wood from a starting point of at least 40% by weight down to about 1%.
"We needed to package a coil-over-shock in the front to get the weight down," says Terry Woychowski, chief engineer for the GMT-900 program.
In an interview with Sue Lawley on BBC Radio 4's Desert Island Discs, he discussed returning to the smash hit formula, and disclosed that, like his on-screen girlfriend Bridget, he has trouble keeping his weight down.
She told the General Medical Council she first saw Dr Hughes at a private clinic, Diet Ltd, in Burnley, in January 1998, for advice on how to get her 17-stone weight down.
Mathew Reeves, Ph.D., of Michigan State University, East Lansing, found that only 3% followed four steps that define a healthy lifestyle: not smoking, holding weight down, eating adequate amounts of fruits and vegetables, and exercising.
It's tempting to wait until lunch to eat, especially if this helps keep your weight down. But if you do, you're putting your health at risk.