weight

/wˈe‍ɪt/

/ˈweɪt/

Weight

the heaviness of something or someone; how heavy something or someone is, which can be measured

an object that has a certain amount of mass, and is used when exercising or measuring something

2.1

a physical object used to add mass to another object or machine

the relative importance granted to something

an artifact that is heavy

an oppressive feeling of heavy force

a unit used to measure weight

a system of units used to express the weight of something

(statistics) a coefficient assigned to elements of a frequency distribution in order to represent their relative importance

synonyms : weighting

to weight

MAIN VERB

present with a bias

synonyms : angle

weight down with a load

synonyms : burden

antonyms : unburden

Examples

1. The judge's ruling carries significant weight in the legal community.

2. Can the bridge take the weight of heavy trucks?

3. The weight of the world pushed him to his knees.

4. The bag broke under the weight of the bottles inside it.