heavy material (e.g. rock, iron, sand, water) put into a ship to keep it steady or used to make a road or a railway

something giving balance

lie and deceive

deceive, swindle

to prevent or stop a person (from doing it)

restrict, prevent

to block up (a road, view etc); to make (the progress etc of something) difficult

prevent, restrict

a weight hung so that it swings freely, especially to regulate the movement of a clock

something used to measure heaviness

to make a hollow or tunnel under (an area of ground); to weaken (health, confidence etc) gradually

weaken