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noun
- 1. a body's relative mass or the quantity of matter contained by it, giving rise to a downward force; the heaviness of a person or thing: "he was at least fifteen stone in weight" Similar
- 2. a piece of metal known to weigh a definite amount and used on scales to determine how heavy an object or quantity of a substance is: "the herbalist spooned the powder on to scales with tiny brass weights"
verb
- 1. hold (something) down by placing a heavy object on top of it: "a mug half filled with coffee weighted down a stack of papers"
- 2. attribute importance or value to: "speaking, reading, and writing should be weighted equally in the assessment"
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any object that is heavy, especially one lifted or thrown for exercise: Try not to lift heavy weights. I lift weights twice a week at the gym. Fewer examples. I'm afraid I'm not a very good advertisement for the diet since I've actually put on weight! Compute the ratio of the object's height to its weight.
The meaning of WEIGHT is the amount that a thing weighs. How to use weight in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Weight.
noun. the amount or quantity of heaviness or mass; amount a thing weighs. Physics. the force that gravitation exerts upon a body, equal to the mass of the body times the local acceleration of gravity: commonly taken, in a region of constant gravitational acceleration, as a measure of mass. a system of units for expressing heaviness or mass:
1. A measure of the heaviness of an object: a contest to guess the weight of a pig. 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.
The force of gravity acting on a body, equal to the mass of the body multiplied by the acceleration of gravity.
noun. 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. synonyms: exercising weight, free weight. see more.
Definition of weight noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
The weight of a person or thing is how heavy they are, measured in units such as kilograms, pounds, or tons.
Vehicles over a certain weight are not allowed to use the bridge.•. It's true, people who stop smoking do tend to gain weight.•. My job requires lifting heavy weights such as TVs and refrigerators.•. She's always worried about her weight.•. Victory was easy for a man of his weight and strength.•.
weight. noun. /weɪt/. being heavy. [uncountable, countable] how heavy someone or something is, which can be measured in, for example, pounds or kilograms It is about 76 pounds in weight. Bananas are sold by weight. In the wild, this fish can reach a weight of 5 lbs.
