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weight

/ weight /
noun/verb

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1
an artifact that is heavy
Type of:
artifact artefact
Kinds of:
bob counterweight counterbalance counterpoise balance
Derived:
burden burthen weight down
noun Sense 2
(statistics) a coefficient assigned to elements of a frequency distribution in order to represent their relative importance
Type of:
coefficient
Derived:
slant angle
Domain:
statistics
noun Sense 3
an oppressive feeling of heavy force
"bowed down by the weight of responsibility"
Type of:
oppression oppressiveness
noun Sense 4
the relative importance granted to something
"his opinion carries great weight"
Type of:
importance
noun Sense 5
the vertical force exerted by a mass as a result of gravity
Type of:
physical property
Kinds of:
body weight dead weight heaviness weightiness poundage
noun Sense 6
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
Type of:
sports equipment sporting goods
Kinds of:
barbell dumbbell
noun Sense 7
a unit used to measure weight
"he placed two weights in the scale pan"
Type of:
unit of measurement unit
Kinds of:
troy unit apothecaries' unit apothecaries' weight arroba catty
noun Sense 8
a system of units used to express the weight of something
Type of:
system of measurement metric
Kinds of:
avoirdupois avoirdupois weight troy troy weight
verb Sense 9
present with a bias
"He biased his presentation so as to please the share holders"
Type of:
bias predetermine
Derived:
weighting slant angle
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s something with something
verb Sense 10
weight down with a load
Opposites:
unburden disburden
Type of:
charge
Kinds of:
overburden plumb saddle
Derived:
burthen load loading burden
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s something with something
Something ----s somebody Adjective/Noun
Semantic Complexity
100%
Sense Count
10
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
54
Times Searched
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Related Words

artifact artefact bob counterweight counterbalance counterpoise balance coefficient oppression oppressiveness importance physical property