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weight
(w/eI/t )

noun (n)

  • the vertical force exerted by a mass as a result of gravity(noun.attribute)
    source: wordnet30
  • 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(noun.artifact)
    source: wordnet30
  • the relative importance granted to something(noun.attribute)
    Example:
    His opinion carries great weight.
    The progression implied an increasing weightiness of the items listed.
    Synonym:
    weightiness
    source: wordnet30
  • an artifact that is heavy(noun.artifact)
    source: wordnet30
  • an oppressive feeling of heavy force(noun.feeling)
    Example:
    Bowed down by the weight of responsibility.
    source: wordnet30
  • a system of units used to express the weight of something(noun.quantity)
    source: wordnet30
  • a unit used to measure weight(noun.quantity)
    Example:
    He placed two weights in the scale pan.
    Synonym:
    weight unit
    source: wordnet30
  • (statistics) a coefficient assigned to elements of a frequency distribution in order to represent their relative importance(noun.quantity)
    Synonym:
    weighting
    source: wordnet30
  • The quality of being heavy; that property of bodies by which they tend toward the center of the earth; the effect of gravitative force, especially when expressed in certain units or standards, as pounds, grams, etc.(noun)
    source: webster1913

verb (v)

  • weight down with a load(verb.contact)
    source: wordnet30
  • present with a bias(verb.cognition)
    Synonym:
    angle, slant
    source: wordnet30
  • To load with a weight or weights; to load down; to make heavy; to attach weights to; as, to weight a horse or a jockey at a race; to weight a whip handle.(verb)
    source: webster1913
  • To load (fabrics) as with barite, to increase the weight, etc.(verb)
    source: webster1913

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