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weight
- 1) noun, a measure of the heaviness of an object; the amount anything weighs
- 2) noun, physics the vertical force experienced by a mass as a result of gravitation. It equals the mass of the body multiplied by the acceleration of free fall. Its units are units of force (such as newtons or poundals) but is often given as a mass unit (kilogram or pound). Symbol: W
- 3) noun, a system of units used to express the weight of a substance
- 4) noun, a unit used to measure weight
- 5) noun, any mass or heavy object used to exert pressure or weigh down
- 6) noun, an oppressive force
- 7) noun, any heavy load
- 8) noun, the main or greatest force: preponderance
- 9) noun, importance, influence, or consequence
- 10) noun, statistics one of a set of coefficients assigned to items of a frequency distribution that are analysed in order to represent the relative importance of the different items
- 11) noun, printing the apparent blackness of a printed typeface
- 12) noun, slang a pound of a drug, esp cannabis
- 13) noun, pull one's weight to do one's full or proper share of a task
- 14) noun, throw one's weight around to act in an overauthoritarian or aggressive manner
- 15) verb, to add weight to
- 16) verb, to burden or oppress
- 17) verb, to add importance, value, etc, to one side rather than another; bias; favour
- 18) verb, statistics to attach a weight or weights to
- 19) verb, to make (fabric, threads, etc) heavier by treating with mineral substances, etc
Etymology
Old English wiht; related to Old Frisian, Middle Dutch wicht, Old Norse vētt, German Gewicht
Collins English Electronic Dictionary - Digital Edition: 2008 © HarperCollins Publishers 2008
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bias, heavy, mass, burden, poundage, pressure, load, gravity, tonnage, heft (informal), avoirdupois, load, mass, ballast, importance, force, power, moment, value, authority, influence, bottom, impact, import, muscle, consequence, substance, consideration, emphasis, significance, sway, clout (informal), leverage, efficacy, mana (N.Z.), persuasive, burden, pressure, load, strain, oppression, albatross, millstone, encumbrance, preponderance, mass, bulk, most, majority, onus, load, ballast, load, slant, unbalance, burden, handicap, oppress, impede, weigh down, encumber, overburden