makeweight

make·weight

 (māk′wāt′)

n.

1. Something added on a scale in order to meet a required weight.

2. Something added only to fill a lack.

3. A counterweight; a counterbalance.

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makeweight

(ˈmeɪkˌweɪt)

n

1. something put on a scale to make up a required weight

2. an unimportant person or thing added to make up a lack

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make•weight

(ˈmeɪkˌweɪt)

n.

1. something put in a scale to complete a required weight.

2. anything added to supply a lack.

[1685–95]

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	makeweight - anything added to fill out a whole; "some of the items in the collection are mere makeweights" filler object, physical object - a tangible and visible entity; an entity that can cast a shadow; "it was full of rackets, balls and other objects"
	2.	makeweight - a weight added to the scale to reach a required weight weight - an artifact that is heavy

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Translations

giunta

makeweight

[ˈmeɪkweɪt] N

1. (= weight, object) → contrapeso m

2. (fig) (= person) → suplente mf, sustituto/a m/f (pej) → parche m, elemento m de relleno

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makeweight

n

(lit) he added a few more as makeweights → er gab noch ein paar dazu, um das Gewicht vollzumachen

(fig) → Lückenbüßer m; (= person) → Lückenbüßer(in) m(f); to use something as a makeweight → etw in die Waagschale werfen

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makeweight

[ˈmeɪkˌweɪt] n (thing) cosa aggiunta per completare un insieme; (person) I'm only in the team as a sort of make-weight → sono nella squadra solo per far numero

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