vi wanting physical strength.
2. weak ·vi tending towards lower prices; as, a weak market.
3. weak ·add. ·adj lacking contrast; as, a weak negative.
4. weak ·adj to make or become weak; to weaken.
5. weak ·vi not stiff; pliant; frail; soft; as, the weak stalk of a plant.
6. weak ·vi wanting in point or vigor of expression; as, a weak sentence; a weak style.
7. weak ·vi not prevalent or effective, or not felt to be prevalent; not potent; feeble.
8. weak ·vi lacking force of utterance or sound; not sonorous; low; small; feeble; faint.
9. weak ·vi wanting in power to influence or bind; as, weak ties; a weak sense of honor of duty.
10. weak ·vi not able to sustain a great weight, pressure, or strain; as, a weak timber; a weak rope.
11. weak ·vi deficient in strength of body; feeble; infirm; sickly; debilitated; enfeebled; exhausted.
12. weak ·vi not having full confidence or conviction; not decided or confirmed; vacillating; wavering.
13. weak ·add. ·adj tending toward a lower price or lower prices; as, wheat is weak; a weak market.
14. weak ·vi feeble of mind; wanting discernment; lacking vigor; spiritless; as, a weak king or magistrate.
15. weak ·vi not possessing or manifesting intellectual, logical, moral, or political strength, vigor, ·etc.
xvi. weak ·vi resulting from, or indicating, lack of judgment, discernment, or firmness; unwise; hence, foolish.
xvii. weak ·add. ·adj lacking in good cards; deficient as to number or strength; as, a hand weak in trumps.
xviii. weak ·vi not firmly united or adhesive; easily broken or separated into pieces; not compact; as, a weak ship.
xix. weak ·vi pertaining to, or designating, a noun in anglo-saxon, ·etc., the stem of which ends in -n. ·see strong, 19 (b).
xx. weak ·vi not able to resist external force or onset; easily subdued or overcome; as, a weak barrier; as, a weak fortress.
xxi. weak ·vi not having power to convince; not supported by force of reason or truth; unsustained; as, a weak argument or case.
xxii. weak ·vi lacking ability for an appropriate function or office; as, weak eyes; a weak stomach; a weak magistrate; a weak regiment, or army.
xxiii. weak ·vi not able to withstand temptation, urgency, persuasion, ·etc.; easily impressed, moved, or overcome; accessible; vulnerable; as, weak resolutions; weak virtue.
xxiv. weak ·vi lacking in elements of political strength; not wielding or having authority or energy; deficient in the resources that are essential to a ruler or nation; as, a weak monarch; a weak government or state.
xxv. weak ·vi not thoroughly or abundantly impregnated with the usual or required ingredients, or with stimulating and nourishing substances; of less than the usual strength; as, weak tea, broth, or liquor; a weak decoction or solution; a weak dose of medicine.
xxvi. weak ·vi pertaining to, or designating, a verb which forms its preterit (imperfect) and past participle by adding to the present the suffix -ed, -d, or the variant form -t; as in the verbs abash, abashed; abate, abated; deny, denied; feel, felt. ·see strong, 19 (a).