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Definition: Meaning of, weight in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / weɪt /

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weight weighted weighted
Present Participle Third Person Singular
weighting weights
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  1. also weight down to fix a heavy object to something in order to keep it in place
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  2. to change something slightly so that you give more importance to particular ideas or people
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weight weights
  1. amount somebody/something weighs [uncountable and countable] how heavy something is when you measure it
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  2. how fat [uncountable] how heavy and fat someone is
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  3. heaviness [uncountable] the fact that something is heavy
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  4. heavy thing [countable] something that is heavy
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  5. worry [countable] something that causes you a lot of worry because you have to deal with it
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  6. importance [uncountable] if something has weight, it is important and influences people
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  7. amount weight of something a large amount of something
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  8. for measuring quantities [countable] a piece of metal that weighs an exact amount and is balanced against something else to measure how much the other thing weighs
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  9. for sport [countable] a piece of metal that weighs an exact amount and is lifted by people as a sport
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  10. throw your weight about/around informal to use your position of authority to tell people what to do in an unpleasant and unreasonable way
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  11. throw your weight behind somebody/something to use all your power and influence to support someone or something
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  12. pull your weight to do your full share of work
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  13. take the weight off your feet informal used to tell someone to sit down
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weight used in phrases

  • Weight Watchers
    1. an international organization that helps people who want to become thinner. Its members go to regular meetings, where they get advice about how to DIET and where they all support each other and praise members who have succeeded in losing weight.
  • apothecaries' weight (noun)
    1. any weight unit used in pharmacy; an ounce is equal to 480 grains and a pound is equal to 12 ounces
  • atomic weight (noun)
    1. chemistry the mass of an atom of a chemical element expressed in atomic mass units
  • avoirdupois weight (noun)
    1. or 7,000 grains a system of weights based on the 16-ounce pound
  • body weight (noun)
    1. the weight of a person's body
  • carry weight (verb)
    1. have influence to a specified degree
  • combining weight (noun)
    1. the atomic weight of an element that has the same combining capacity as a given weight of another element; the standard is 8 for oxygen
  • dead weight (noun)
    1. an oppressive encumbrance
    2. a heavy motionless weight
  • equivalent weight (noun)
    1. the atomic weight of an element that has the same combining capacity as a given weight of another element; the standard is 8 for oxygen
  • exercising weight (noun)
    1. 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 arms
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