English dictionary

weight

/w/eI/t/

Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.

noun

the vertical force exerted by a mass as a result of gravity

noun.attribute

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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 arms

noun.artifact

Synonyms exercising weight free weight

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the relative importance granted to something

noun.attribute

Examples
His opinion carries great weight.

The progression implied an increasing weightiness of the items listed.

Synonyms weightiness

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an artifact that is heavy

noun.artifact

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an oppressive feeling of heavy force

noun.feeling

Examples
Bowed down by the weight of responsibility.

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a system of units used to express the weight of something

noun.quantity

Synonyms system of weights

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a unit used to measure weight

noun.quantity

Examples
He placed two weights in the scale pan.

Synonyms weight unit

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(statistics) a coefficient assigned to elements of a frequency distribution in order to represent their relative importance

noun.quantity

Synonyms weighting

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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

weight down with a load

verb.contact

Synonyms burden burthen weight down

Antonyms disburden unburden

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present with a bias

verb.cognition

Synonyms angle slant

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To load with a weight or weights; to load down; to make heavy; to attach weights to; as, to <i>weight</i> a horse or a jockey at a race; to <i>weight</i> a whip handle.

verb

Source: webster1913
To load (fabrics) as with barite, to increase the weight, etc.

verb

Source: webster1913