English / phrasal verb
Weigh down
MEANING IN ENGLISH
To make someone or something heavy and slow; to burden someone mentally or emotionally.
In context
01
Weighed down by oversized travel suitcases, transferring between distant rail platforms was exhausting.
02
Escalating maintenance expenditures for high-speed tracks continue to weigh down the transit ministry's budget.
Synonyms
Burden,Encumber,Overload
Antonyms
Lighten,Unburden,Relieve
Collocations
Weighed down by luggage,Weigh down the budget,Weigh down with bags