transitive. To weigh (things) against each other, or in opposite scales; to balance. (In quots. figurative)

figurative (with more or less retention of the literal idea or expression). To balance with or against (another object regarded as a counterpoise) in…

transitive. To compare or estimate proportionately; to estimate the relative proportions of. Obsolete.

transitive. Of a person: To weigh against. Obsolete.

figurative. To weigh as in scales; hence, to compare, estimate. Obsolete.

To weigh or estimate by comparison.

To weigh (a thing) with, i.e. against (another), in order to ascertain their relative values.

To compare, as tallies, for the purpose of verifying an account, etc. Obsolete.

To measure (a thing) with (another).

transitive. To evaluate or check (something) by comparison with an established standard; to measure against a comparable or equivalent point of…