[あみいし, amiishi] (n) (obsc) stone(s) used to weigh down a fishing net [Add to Longdo]
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
weigh down
v 1: be oppressive or disheartening to [syn: {weigh down},
{weigh on}] [ant: {buoy up}, {lighten}, {lighten up}]
2: exert a force with a heavy weight; "The snow bore down on the
roof" [syn: {drag down}, {bear down}, {bear down on}, {press
down on}, {weigh down}]