weigh down

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verb

1. be oppressive or disheartening to
• Syn:
weigh on
• Ant:
lighten
• Hypernyms:
sadden
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s somebody
- The bad news will weigh down him
2. exert a force with a heavy weight
- The snow bore down on the roof
• Syn:
drag down, bear down, bear down on, press down on
• Hypernyms:
press
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s something