the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > downward motion > move downwards [verb (intransitive)] > sink > under weight or pressure > tend downwards under its own weight (3)
intransitive. To sink or hang down by virtue of having weight. Obsolete.
intransitive. To press or tend downward by virtue of having weight. Cf. peise, v. 6b. Obsolete.
intransitive. To exert weight or pressure; to press upon (on); also of heavy bodies, to move or tend to move downward by their own weight. Obsolete.