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weight

UK/weɪt/ US/ˈweɪt/ common slang
noun (8) verb (2)

noun

1.

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

2.

sports equipment used in calisthenic exercises and weightlifting; a weight that is not attached to anything and is raised and lowered by use of the hands and arms

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3.

the relative importance granted to something

  • “his opinion carries great weight”
  • “the progression implied an increasing weightiness of the items listed”
4.

an artifact that is heavy

5.

an oppressive feeling of heavy force

  • “bowed down by the weight of responsibility”
6.

a system of units used to express the weight of something

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7.

a unit used to measure weight

  • “he placed two weights in the scale pan”
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8.

verb

1.

weight down with a load

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2.

present with a bias

  • “He biased his presentation so as to please the share holders”
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Origin

From Middle English weight, weiȝte, weght, wight, from Old English wiht, ġewiht (“weight”), from Proto-Germanic *wihtiz ("weight"; compare *weganą (“to move”)), from Proto-Indo-European *weǵʰ- (“to move; pull; draw; drive”). Equivalent to weigh + -t (abstract nominal suffix). Cognate with Scots wecht, weicht (“weight”), Saterland Frisian Wächte (“scale”), Gewicht (“weight”), West Frisian gewicht (“weight”), Dutch gewicht (“weight”), German Low German Wicht, Gewicht (“weight”), German Wucht (“massiveness, force”), Gewicht (“weight”).

Phrases

  • absolute weight
  • all-up weight
  • Aran weight
  • axle weight
  • baby weight
  • balance weight
  • birth weight
  • biscuit weight

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