(~s, ~ing, ~ed)
Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English.
1.
The ~ is the condition of the atmosphere in one area at a particular time, for example if it is raining, hot, or windy.
The ~ was bad...
I like cold ~...
Fishing is possible in virtually any ~.
...the ~ conditions.
N-UNCOUNT
2.
If something such as wood or rock ~s or is ~ed, it changes colour or shape as a result of the wind, sun, rain, or cold.
Unpainted wooden furniture ~s to a grey colour...
This rock has been ~ed and eroded.
VERB: V, be V-ed, also V n
~ed
The facade of the building was a little ~ed...
The man had a worn, ~ed face.
= ~-beaten
ADJ
3.
If you ~ a difficult time or a difficult situation, you survive it and are able to continue normally after it has passed or ended.
The government has ~ed its worst political crisis.
to ~ the storm: see storm
VERB: V n
4.
If you say that someone is making heavy ~ of a task, you are critical of them because they are doing it in an inefficient way and are making it seem more difficult than it really is. (BRIT)
Some of the riders in this section made heavy ~ of the cross-country race.
PHRASE: V inflects, PHR n disapproval
5.
If you say that you are under the ~, you mean that you feel slightly ill.
I was still feeling a bit under the ~.
= unwell
PHRASE: v-link PHR