lest — meaning in English

English meaning

• ballast noun Heavy material carried in a ship, balloon, or vehicle to provide stability.
• jetsam noun Items thrown overboard from a ship or boat in distress in order to lighten its load.
• jettison verb To throw cargo or equipment overboard or overboard-equivalent, usually to lighten a vessel or aircraft in an emergency.
• weight noun How heavy someone or something is.

Senses

lest is used for these senses in English:

• ballast (nautical) Heavy material that is placed in the hold of a ship (or in the gondola of a balloon), to provide stability.
• jettison (uncountable, collective) Items that have been or are about to be ejected from a boat or balloon.
• weight An object used to make something heavier.

ballast — full definition

1. noun Heavy material carried in a ship, balloon, or vehicle to provide stability.
2. noun Crushed stone or gravel laid down to form a stable bed for a road or railway track.
3. verb To stabilise something by loading it with heavy material.

jetsam — full definition

1. noun Items thrown overboard from a ship or boat in distress in order to lighten its load.
2. noun Discarded or leftover odds and ends.

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