weight

[[t]weɪt[/t]]

n.

1) wam the amount or quantity of heaviness or mass; amount a thing weighs

2) phs the force that gravitation exerts upon a body, equal to the mass of the body times the local acceleration of gravity

3) wam a system of units for expressing heaviness or mass: avoirdupois weight

4) wam a unit of heaviness or mass, as the pound

5) wam a body of determinate mass, as of metal, for using on a balance or scale in weighing objects, substances, etc

6) wam a specific quantity of a substance that is determined by weighing or that weighs a fixed amount

7) any heavy load, mass, or object

8) excess fat; corpulence:

to lose weight[/ex]

9) an object used or useful solely because of its heaviness:

the weights of a clock[/ex]

10) a mental or moral burden, as of care, sorrow, or responsibility

11) importance, moment, consequence, or effective influence:

an opinion of great weight[/ex]

12) spo

a) a barbell, dumbbell, or similar heavy apparatus lifted or held for exercise, body building, or in athletic competition

b) a replaceable metal disk of specific heaviness fastened to each end of a barbell

13) sta a measure of the relative importance of an item in a statistical population

14) tex (of clothing, textiles, etc.)

relative heaviness or thickness as related to general or seasonal use (often used in combination):

a winter-weight jacket[/ex]

15) pri (of type) the degree of blackness or boldness

16) spo (esp. in boxing) a division or class to which a contestant or competitor belongs according to body weight

17) spo the total amount the jockey, saddle, and leads must weigh on a racehorse during a race

18) to add weight to; load with additional weight

19) tex to load (fabrics, threads, etc.) with mineral or other matter to increase the weight or bulk

20) to burden with or as if with weight (often fol. by down)

21) sta to give a statistical weight to

22) to bias or slant toward a particular goal or direction; manipulate

23) spo to assign (a racehorse) a specific weight to carry in a race

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- carry weight pull one's (own) weight throw one's weight around

Etymology: bef. 1000; ME (n.); OE (ge)wiht (c. MHG gewichte, ON vētt); see weigh, -th I weight′er, n.