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weigh on or upon

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of WEIGH

to push steadily against with some force <the bulky backpack weighed upon my back uncomfortably>

Synonyms bear (down on), depress, shove, weigh (on or upon)

Related Words compress, mash, punch, squash, squeeze, squish, squoosh; compel, force, pressure; lean (on or against), muscle; drive, propel, thrust; compact, condense, constrict, contract, crush, scrunch, wring; cram, jam, jam-pack, pack, stuff, wedge

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