weight
Other forms: weights; weighted
The weight of a cat on your lap might not bother you, but the weight of your 156 pound Rottweiler? Oh boy. Weight refers to the heaviness of a person or object.
In physics, weight is a precise measurement based on the force that gravity exerts on a mass. Got that? All meanings of the word weight are related to this sense of heaviness. Something that is important, like testimony at a trial or a serious conversation, can be described as having weight, even if you can't put it on a scale.
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the vertical force exerted by a mass as a result of gravitytypes:body weightthe weight of a person's bodydead weighta heavy motionless weightpoundageweight expressed in poundstare, tare weightthe weight of a motor vehicle, railroad car, or aircraft without its fuel or cargothrow-weightthe weight of the payload of a missile (not including the weight of the rocket)reporting weighta person's body weight (as an athlete's) at the beginning of the season (when first reporting for practice)preponderanceexceeding in heaviness; having greater weighttype of:physical propertyany property used to characterize matter and energy and their interactions
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an oppressive feeling of heavy force
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weight down with a loadsynonyms: burden, burthen, weight downtype of:chargefill or load to capacity
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an artifact that is heavytypes:boba hanging weight, especially a metal ball on a stringbalance, counterbalance, counterpoise, counterweight, equaliser, equalizera weight that balances another weightmakeweighta weight added to the scale to reach a required weightpaperweighta weight used to hold down a stack of paperssinkera weight that sinks (as to hold nets or fishing lines under water)burthena variant of `burden'dead loada constant load on a structure (e.g. a bridge) due to the weight of the supported structure itselfkite taila bob on a kite to provide balancemillstoneany load that is difficult to carryoverloadan electrical load that exceeds the available electrical powersash weighta counterweight for a sliding sashsounding leada metal bob at the end of a sounding linetare(chemical analysis) a counterweight used in chemical analysis; consists of an empty container that counterbalances the weight of the container holding chemicals
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a unit used to measure weight“he placed two weights in the scale pan”synonyms: weight unittypes:troy unitany of the unit of the troy system of weightsapothecaries' unit, apothecaries' weightany weight unit used in pharmacy; an ounce is equal to 480 grains and a pound is equal to 12 ouncesarrobaa unit of weight used in some Spanish speaking countriescattie, cattyany of various units of weight used in southeastern Asia (especially a Chinese measure equal to 500 grams)criththe weight of a liter of hydrogen (at 0 centigrade and 760 millimeters pressure)frailthe weight of a frail (basket) full of raisins or figs; between 50 and 75 poundslasta unit of weight equal to 4,000 poundsmaunda unit of weight used in Asia; has different values in different countriesobolusa Greek unit of weight equal to one tenth of a gramokaa Turkish unit of weight equal to about 2.75 poundspicula unit of weight used in some parts of Asia; approximately equal to 133 pounds (the load a grown man can carry)pooda Russian unit of weight equal to approximately 36 poundsrotla unit of weight used in some Moslem countries near the Mediterranean; varies between one and five poundstaela unit of weight used in east Asia approximately equal to 1.3 ouncestoda unit of weight for wool equal to about 28 poundswelterweighta weight of 28 pounds; sometimes imposed as a handicap in a horse race (such as a steeplechase)grain1/60 dram; equals an avoirdupois grain or 64.799 milligramsscruplea unit of apothecary weight equal to 20 grainspennyweighta unit of apothecary weight equal to 24 grainsapothecaries' ounce, ounce, troy ouncea unit of apothecary weight equal to 480 grains or one twelfth of a poundtype of:unit, unit of measurementany division of quantity accepted as a standard of measurement or exchange
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a system of units used to express the weight of somethingsynonyms: system of weightstypes:troy, troy weighta system of weights used for precious metals and gemstones; based on a 12-ounce pound and an ounce of 480 grainstype of:metric, system of measurementa system of related measures that facilitates the quantification of some particular characteristic
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sports equipment used in calisthenic exercises and weightlifting; it is not attached to anything and is raised and lowered by use of the hands and armssynonyms: exercising weight, free weighttypes:barbella bar to which heavy discs are attached at each end; used in weightliftingdumbbellan exercising weight; two spheres connected by a short bar that serves as a handletype of:sports equipmentequipment needed to participate in a particular sport
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the relative importance granted to something“his opinion carries great weight”synonyms: weightinesstype of:importancethe quality of being important and worthy of note
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(statistics) a coefficient assigned to elements of a frequency distribution in order to represent their relative importancesynonyms: weightingtype of:coefficienta constant number that serves as a measure of some property or characteristic
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present with a bias
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