To bring to a certain strength or grade of concentration.
To change imperceptibly from one gradation of tone etc. to another.
To arrange in order of grades.
To be considered as important; to have weight in the intellectual balance.
To determine the intrinsic value or merit of an object, to evaluate.
To consider a subject.
To have a certain weight.
To bear up; to raise; to lift into the air; to swing up.
To determine the weight of an object.
Often with "out", to measure a certain amount of something by its weight, e.g. for sale.
To have weight; to be heavy; to press down.
To weigh anchor.
To raise an anchor free of the seabed.