In 480 B.C., the new Persian king sent a massive army across the Hellespont to Thermopylae, where 60,000 Persian troops defeated 5,000 Greeks. The year after that, however, the Greeks defeated the Persians for good at the battle of Salamis.
1. (Weightlifting) the sport of lifting barbells of specified weights in a prescribed manner for competition or exercise.
weighs; weighed; weighing. Learner's definition of WEIGH. 1. a [+ object] : to find how heavy (someone or something) is : to measure the weight of (someone or something) She weighs herself every morning. He used a scale to weigh the bananas.