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weight  (wt)

n. Abbr. wt. or w

1. A measure of the heaviness of an object.

2. The force with which a body is attracted to Earth or another celestial body, equal to the product of the object's mass and the acceleration of gravity.

3.

a. A unit measure of gravitational force: a table of weights and measures.

b. A system of such measures: avoirdupois weight; troy weight.

4. The measured heaviness of a specific object: a two-pound weight.

5. An object used principally to exert a force by virtue of its gravitational attraction to Earth, especially:

a. A metallic solid used as a standard of comparison in weighing.

b. An object used to hold something else down.

c. A counterbalance in a machine.

d. Sports A heavy object, such as a dumbbell, lifted for exercise or in athletic competition.

6. Excessive fat; corpulence: exercising in order to lose weight.

7. Statistics A factor assigned to a number in a computation, as in determining an average, to make the number's effect on the computation reflect its importance.

8. Oppressiveness; pressure: the weight of responsibilities.

9. The greater part; preponderance: The weight of the evidence is against the defendant.

10.

a. Influence, importance, or authority: Her approval carried great weight. See Synonyms at importance.

b. Ponderous quality: the weight of the speaker's words.

11. Sports A classification according to comparative lightness or heaviness. Often used in combination: a heavyweight boxer.

12. The heaviness or thickness of a fabric in relation to a particular season or use. Often used in combination: a summerweight jacket.

tr.v. weight·ed, weight·ing, weights

1. To add to, by or as if by attaching a weight; make heavy or heavier.

2. To load down, burden, or oppress.

3. To increase the weight or body of (fabrics) by treating with chemicals.

4. Statistics To assign weights or a weight to.

5. To cause to have a slant or bias: weighted the rules in favor of homeowners.

6. Sports To assign to (a horse) the weight it must carry as a handicap in a race.

Idioms:

by weight

According to weight rather than volume or other measure.

make weight

Sports To weigh within the limits stipulated for an athletic contest.

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[Middle English wight, from Old English wiht; see wegh- in Indo-European roots.]

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weight [weɪt]

n

1. a measure of the heaviness of an object; the amount anything weighs

2. (Physics / General Physics) 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. (Mathematics & Measurements / Units) a system of units used to express the weight of a substance troy weight

4. (Mathematics & Measurements / Units) a unit used to measure weight the kilogram is the weight used in the metric system

5. any mass or heavy object used to exert pressure or weigh down

6. an oppressive force the weight of cares

7. any heavy load the bag was such a weight

8. the main or greatest force: preponderance the weight of evidence

9. importance, influence, or consequence his opinion carries weight

10. (Mathematics & Measurements / Statistics) 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. (Communication Arts / Printing, Lithography & Bookbinding) Printing the apparent blackness of a printed typeface

12. (Law / Recreational Drugs) Slang a pound of a drug, esp cannabis

pull one's weight Informal to do one's full or proper share of a task

throw one's weight around Informal to act in an overauthoritarian or aggressive manner

vb (tr)

1. to add weight to

2. to burden or oppress

3. to add importance, value, etc., to one side rather than another; bias; favour a law weighted towards landlords

4. (Mathematics & Measurements / Statistics) Statistics to attach a weight or weights to

5. (Clothing, Personal Arts & Crafts / Textiles) to make (fabric, threads, etc.) heavier by treating with mineral substances, etc.

[Old English wiht; related to Old Frisian, Middle Dutch wicht, Old Norse vētt, German Gewicht]

weighter  n

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weight  (wt)

1. The force with which an object near the Earth or another celestial body is attracted toward the center of the body by gravity. An object's weight depends on its mass and the strength of the gravitational pull. The weight of an object in an aircraft flying at high altitude is less than its weight at sea level, since the strength of gravity decreases with increasing distance from the Earth's surface. The SI unit of weight is the newton, though units of mass such as grams or kilograms are used more informally to denote the weight of some mass, understood as the force acting on it in a gravitational field with a strength of one G. The pound is also still used as a unit of weight.

2. A system of such measures, such as avoirdupois weight or troy weight.

Usage Although most hand-held calculators can translate pounds into kilograms, an absolute conversion factor between these two units is not technically sound. A pound is a unit of force, and a kilogram is a unit of mass. When the unit pound is used to indicate the force that a gravitational field exerts on a mass, the pound is a unit of weight. Mistaking weight for mass is tantamount to confusing the electric charges on two objects with the forces of attraction (or repulsion) between them. Like charge, the mass of an object is an intrinsic property of that object: electrons have a unique mass, protons have a unique mass, and some particles, such as photons, have no mass. Weight, on the other hand, is a force due to the gravitational attraction between two bodies. For example, one's weight on the Moon is ¹/₆ of one's weight on Earth. Nevertheless, one's mass on the Moon is identical to one's mass on Earth. The reason that hand-held calculators can translate between units of weight and units of mass is that the majority of us use calculators on the planet Earth at sea level, where the conversion factor is constant for all practical purposes.

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Weight an unidentified group, used to counter or support arguments.

Examples: weight of affection, 1587; of argument, 1787; of judgement, 1787; of opinion.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	weight - the vertical force exerted by a mass as a result of gravity physical property - any property used to characterize matter and energy and their interactions body weight - the weight of a person's body dead weight - a heavy motionless weight heaviness, weightiness - the property of being comparatively great in weight; "the heaviness of lead" poundage - weight expressed in pounds tare - the weight of a motor vehicle, railroad car, or aircraft without its fuel or cargo throw-weight - the weight of the payload of a missile (not including the weight of the rocket) weightlessness, lightness - the property of being comparatively small in weight; "the lightness of balsa wood"
	2.	weight - 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 exercising weight, free weight barbell - a bar to which heavy discs are attached at each end; used in weightlifting dumbbell - an exercising weight; two spheres connected by a short bar that serves as a handle sports equipment - equipment needed to participate in a particular sport
	3.	weight - the relative importance granted to something; "his opinion carries great weight"; "the progression implied an increasing weightiness of the items listed" weightiness importance - the quality of being important and worthy of note; "the importance of a well-balanced diet"
	4.	weight - an artifact that is heavy artefact, artifact - a man-made object taken as a whole bob - a hanging weight, especially a metal ball on a string counterbalance, counterpoise, counterweight, equaliser, equalizer, balance - a weight that balances another weight load, loading, burden - weight to be borne or conveyed makeweight - a weight added to the scale to reach a required weight paperweight - a weight used to hold down a stack of papers sinker - a weight that sinks (as to hold nets or fishing lines under water)
	5.	weight - an oppressive feeling of heavy force; "bowed down by the weight of responsibility" oppressiveness, oppression - a feeling of being oppressed
	6.	weight - a system of units used to express the weight of something system of weights system of measurement, metric - a system of related measures that facilitates the quantification of some particular characteristic avoirdupois, avoirdupois weight - a system of weights based on the 16-ounce pound (or 7,000 grains) troy, troy weight - a system of weights used for precious metals and gemstones; based on a 12-ounce pound and an ounce of 480 grains
	7.	weight - a unit used to measure weight; "he placed two weights in the scale pan" weight unit unit, unit of measurement - any division of quantity accepted as a standard of measurement or exchange; "the dollar is the United States unit of currency"; "a unit of wheat is a bushel"; "change per unit volume" troy unit - any of the unit of the troy system of weights apothecaries' unit, apothecaries' weight - any weight unit used in pharmacy; an ounce is equal to 480 grains and a pound is equal to 12 ounces arroba - a unit of weight used in some Spanish speaking countries cattie, catty - any of various units of weight used in southeastern Asia (especially a Chinese measure equal to 500 grams) crith - the weight of a liter of hydrogen (at 0 centigrade and 760 millimeters pressure) frail - the weight of a frail (basket) full of raisins or figs; between 50 and 75 pounds last - a unit of weight equal to 4,000 pounds maund - a unit of weight used in Asia; has different values in different countries; "the official maund in India is 82.6 pounds avoirdupois" obolus - a Greek unit of weight equal to one tenth of a gram oka - a Turkish unit of weight equal to about 2.75 pounds picul - a unit of weight used in some parts of Asia; approximately equal to 133 pounds (the load a grown man can carry) pood - a Russian unit of weight equal to approximately 36 pounds rotl - a unit of weight used in some Moslem countries near the Mediterranean; varies between one and five pounds tael - a unit of weight used in east Asia approximately equal to 1.3 ounces tod - a unit of weight for wool equal to about 28 pounds welterweight - a weight of 28 pounds; sometimes imposed as a handicap in a horse race (such as a steeplechase)
	8.	weight - (statistics) a coefficient assigned to elements of a frequency distribution in order to represent their relative importance weighting statistics - a branch of applied mathematics concerned with the collection and interpretation of quantitative data and the use of probability theory to estimate population parameters coefficient - a constant number that serves as a measure of some property or characteristic
Verb	1.	weight - weight down with a load               burden, burthen, weight down overburden - load with excessive weight plumb - weight with lead charge - fill or load to capacity; "charge the wagon with hay" saddle - load or burden; encumber; "he saddled me with that heavy responsibility"
	2.	weight - present with a bias; "He biased his presentation so as to please the share holders" slant, angle bias, predetermine - cause to be biased

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weight

noun

1. heaviness, mass, burden, poundage, pressure, load, gravity, tonnage, heft (informal), avoirdupois Try to reduce the weight of the load.

2. load, mass, ballast, heavy object Straining to lift heavy weights can cause back injury.

3. importance, force, power, moment, value, authority, influence, bottom, impact, import, muscle, consequence, substance, consideration, emphasis, significance, sway, clout (informal), leverage, efficacy, mana (N.Z.), persuasiveness That argument no longer carries much weight.

4. burden, pressure, load, strain, oppression, albatross, millstone, encumbrance He heaved a sigh of relief. `That's a great weight off my mind.'

5. preponderance, mass, bulk, main body, most, majority, onus, lion's share, greatest force, main force, best or better part The weight of evidence suggests that he is guilty.

verb

1. (often with down) load, ballast, make heavier The body was weighted down with bricks.

2. bias, load, slant, unbalance The electoral law is still heavily weighted in favour of the ruling party.

3. burden, handicap, oppress, impede, weigh down, encumber, overburden His life was a struggle, weighted with failures and disappointments.

Weights and measures

Imperial system 

Linear
mile, furlong, rod, yard, foot, inch, mil	Square
square mile, acre, square rod, square yard, square foot, square inch	Weight
ton, hundredweight, stone, pound, ounce	Land
square mile, acre, square rod, square yard	Volume
cubic yard, cubic foot, cubic inch	Liquid volume
gallon, quart, pint, fluid ounce

Metric system 

Linear
kilometre, metre, centimetre, millimetre	Square
square kilometre, square metre, square centimetre, square millimetre	Weight
tonne, kilogram, gram	Land
square kilometre, hectare, are	Volume
cubic metre, cubic decimetre, cubic centimetre, cubic millimetre	Liquid volume
litre, millilitre

Translations

weight [weɪt]

A. N

1. (= heaviness) → peso m
sold by weight → vendido a peso
to gain weight → engordar, ganar peso
a package three kilos in weight → un paquete que pesa tres kilos, un paquete de tres kilos
to lose weight → adelgazar, perder peso
to put on weight → engordar, ganar peso
the fence couldn't take his weight and collapsed → la valla no aguantó su peso y se vino abajo
to take the weight off one's feet → sentarse a descansar
to chuck or throw one's weight about → ir de sargento
to throw one's weight behind sb → apoyar a algn con toda su fuerza
the government is throwing its weight behind the reforms → el gobierno está apoyando con toda su fuerza las reformas
it is worth its weight in gold → vale su peso en oro
that's a weight off my mind → eso me quita un peso de encima
he doesn't pull his weight → no hace su parte or lo que le corresponde

2. (in clock, for scales) → pesa f; (= heavy object) → peso m
weights and measures → pesas fpl y medidas
the doctor has forbidden me to lift heavy weights → el médico me ha prohibido levantar peso

3. (fig) (= importance) → peso m
these are arguments of some weight → son argumentos de cierto peso
those arguments carry great weight with the minister → esos argumentos influyen poderosamente en el ministro
those arguments carry no weight with the minister → esos argumentos no influyen en el ministro
they won by sheer weight of numbers → ganaron simplemente porque eran más
to give due weight to sth → dar la debida importancia a algo
to lend weight to sth → darle más peso a algo

B. VT (= add weight to) → cargar, dar peso a; (= hold down) → sujetar con un peso

C. CPD weight gain N → aumento m de peso
weight limit N → límite m de peso
weight loss N → pérdida f de peso
weight problem N to have a weight problem → tener problemas de peso
weight training N → entrenamiento m con pesas
weight watcher N → persona f que vigila el peso or cuida la línea

weight down VT + ADV → sujetar con un peso/una piedra

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weight [ˈweɪt]

n

(= amount weighed) → poids m
What is your height and weight? → Quel est votre taille et votre poids?
What weight are you? → Combien pesez-vous?, Quel est votre poids?
to lose weight → maigrir, perdre du poids
to put on weight → grossir
sold by weight → vendu au poids

(= object of a known weight) (for scales) → poids m; (in gym) → poids m

(= heavy object) → poids m
what a weight! → qu'est que ça pèse lourd!

(= worry) → poids m
A great weight lifted from me → Je me sentis soulagé d'un grand poids.
a weight of responsibility → le poids des responsabilités

to carry weight (= be respected) → avoir du poids

to pull one's weight (= do one's share) → faire sa part de travail

to throw one's weight around → faire de l'autorité

to throw one's weight behind sth (= support) → peser de tout son poids en faveur de qch

vt

(= add weights to) → lester

weight down

vt sep (to keep in place) → maintenir en place

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weight

n

(= heaviness, also Phys) → Gewicht nt; (Sport, esp Boxing) → Gewichtsklasse f, → Gewicht nt (inf); (of cloth) → Schwere f; (of blow) → Wucht f, → Heftigkeit f; 3 kilos in weight → 3 Kilo Gewicht, ein Gewicht von 3 Kilo; the grocer gave me short weight → der Kaufmann hat (mir) schlecht or knapp gewogen; a suit in a heavier weight for winter → ein Anzug in einer schwereren Qualität für den Winter; a blow without much weight behind it → ein Schlag mit wenig or ohne viel Wucht or Kraft dahinter; to feel/test the weight of something → sehen/probieren, wie schwer etw ist; the branches broke under the weight of the snow → die Zweige brachen unter der Schneelast; to gain or put on weight → zunehmen; to lose weight → abnehmen; he carries his weight well → man sieht ihm sein Gewicht nicht an; I hope the chair takes my weight → ich hoffe, der Stuhl hält mein Gewicht aus; he’s/it’s worth his/its weight in gold → er/das ist Gold(es) wert

(= metal weight, unit of weight, heavy object) → Gewicht nt; weights and measures → Maße und Gewichte (+pl vb); to lift weights → Gewichte heben; will he manage to lift the 90kg weight? → wird er die 90 Kilo heben können?; the doctor warned him not to lift heavy weights → der Arzt warnte ihn davor, schwere Lasten zu heben; she’s quite a weight → sie ist ganz schön schwer

(fig: = load, burden) → Last f; the weight of evidence → die Beweislast; they won by weight of numbers → sie gewannen durch die zahlenmäßige Überlegenheit; that’s a weight off my mind → mir fällt ein Stein vom Herzen

(fig: = importance) → Bedeutung f, → Gewicht nt; he/his opinion carries no weight → seine Stimme/Meinung hat kein Gewicht or fällt nicht ins Gewicht; those arguments carry weight with the minister/carry great weight → diesen Argumenten misst der Minister Gewicht bei/wird großes Gewicht beigemessen; to give due weight to an argument → einem Argument das entsprechende Gewicht geben or beimessen; to add weight to something → einer Sache (dat) → zusätzliches Gewicht geben or verleihen; to pull one’s weight → seinen Teil dazutun, seinen Beitrag leisten; to put or throw one’s full weight behind somebody/something → sich mit seinem ganzen Gewicht or mit dem ganzen Gewicht seiner Persönlichkeit für jdn/etw einsetzen; to throw or chuck (inf) one’s weight about (Brit) or around → seinen Einfluss geltend machen

vt

(= make heavier, put weights on) → beschweren

(fig: = bias) results → verfälschen; to weight something in favour (Brit) or favor (US) of/against somebody → etw zu jds Gunsten/gegen jdn beeinflussen; to weight something in favour (Brit) or favor (US) of/against something → etw zugunsten or zu Gunsten einer Sache/gegen etw beeinflussen; to be weighted in favour (Brit) or favor (US) of somebody/something → so angelegt sein, dass es zugunsten or zu Gunsten einer Person/Sache ist; to be weighted against somebody/something → jdn/etw benachteiligen

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weight:

weight advantage

n (Sport) → Gewichtsvorteil m

weight category

n (Sport) → Gewichtsklasse f

weight-conscious

adj → gewichtsbewusst

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weight:

weightless

adj → schwerelos

weightlessness

n → Schwerelosigkeit f

weightlifter

n → Gewichtheber(in) m(f)

weightlifting

n → Gewichtheben nt

weight loss

n no pl → Gewichtsverlust m

weight reduction

n → Gewichtsreduzierung f

weight-train

vi → Kraft- or Gewichtstraining machen

weight training

n → Kraft- or Gewichtstraining nt

weight watcher

n → Figurbewusste(r) mf

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weight [weɪt]

1. n

a. (gen) (fig) → peso
sold by weight → venduto/a a peso
it (or he ) is worth its (or his ) weight in gold → vale tanto oro quanto pesa
to put on/lose weight → ingrassare/dimagrire
to carry weight (fig) → avere peso
these are arguments of some weight → questi sono argomenti di un certo peso
that's a weight off my mind → mi sono tolto un peso
they won by sheer weight of numbers → hanno vinto solo per superiorità numerica
to chuck or throw one's weight about (fam) → fare il/la prepotente
he doesn't pull his weight → non lavora quanto dovrebbe

b. (for scales) → peso
weights and measures → pesi e misure

2. vt (also weight down) → mettere dei pesi su

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weight [weɪt]

1. n

a. (gen) (fig) → peso
sold by weight → venduto/a a peso
it (or he ) is worth its (or his ) weight in gold → vale tanto oro quanto pesa
to put on/lose weight → ingrassare/dimagrire
to carry weight (fig) → avere peso
these are arguments of some weight → questi sono argomenti di un certo peso
that's a weight off my mind → mi sono tolto un peso
they won by sheer weight of numbers → hanno vinto solo per superiorità numerica
to chuck or throw one's weight about (fam) → fare il/la prepotente
he doesn't pull his weight → non lavora quanto dovrebbe

b. (for scales) → peso
weights and measures → pesi e misure

2. vt (also weight down) → mettere dei pesi su

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