a corruption of way, used only in the phrase under weigh.-to bear up; to raise; to lift into the air; to swing up; as, to weigh anchor.-to examine by the balance; to ascertain the weight of, that is, the force with which a thing tends to the center of the earth; to determine the heaviness, or quantity of matter of; as, to weigh sugar; to weigh gold.-to be equivalent to in weight; to counterbalance; to have the heaviness of.-to pay, allot, take, or give by weight.-to examine or test as if by the balance; to ponder in the mind; to consider or examine for the purpose of forming an opinion or coming to a conclusion; to estimate deliberately and maturely; to balance.-to consider as worthy of notice; to regard.-to have weight; to be heavy.-to be considered as important; to have weight in the intellectual balance.-to bear heavily; to press hard.-to judge; to estimate.-a certain quantity estimated by weight; an english measure of weight.  see wey.