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Weight

//weɪt// name, noun, verb, slang

Definitions

Proper Noun

1
A surname.

Noun

1
The downwards force an object experiences due to gravity. countable, uncountable
2
an artifact that is heavy wordnet
3
An object used to make something heavier. countable, uncountable
4
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 wordnet
5
A standardized block of metal used in a balance to measure the mass of another object. countable, uncountable

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the vertical force exerted by a mass as a result of gravity wordnet
7
Importance or influence. countable, figuratively, uncountable
"I liked the man for his own sake, and even had he promised to turn out a celebrity it would have had no weight with me. I look upon notoriety with the same indifference as on the buttons on a man's shirt-front, or the crest on his note-paper."
8
the relative importance granted to something wordnet
9
An object, such as a weight plate or barbell, used for strength training. countable, uncountable
"He's working out with weights. Weight-bearing exercise is now understood to be just as important as cardio."
10
an oppressive feeling of heavy force wordnet
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An object, such as a weight plate or barbell, used for strength training.; Ellipsis of free weight, as contrasted with the weights inside an exercise machine. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, ellipsis, sometimes, specifically, uncountable
"I prefer weights over machines."
12
(statistics) a coefficient assigned to elements of a frequency distribution in order to represent their relative importance wordnet
13
Viscosity rating. countable, uncountable
14
a unit used to measure weight wordnet
15
Mass (atomic weight, molecular weight, etc.) (in restricted circumstances). countable, uncountable
16
a system of units used to express the weight of something wordnet
17
Synonym of mass (in general circumstances). countable, proscribed, uncountable
18
Mass (net weight, troy weight, carat weight, etc.). countable, uncountable
"I'm the same weight as I was ten years ago."
19
A variable which multiplies a value for ease of statistical manipulation. countable, uncountable
20
The smallest cardinality of a base. countable, uncountable
21
The boldness of a font; the relative thickness of its strokes. countable, uncountable
"font weight"
22
The relative thickness of a drawn rule or painted brushstroke, line weight. countable, uncountable
23
The illusion of mass. countable, uncountable
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The thickness and opacity of paint. countable, uncountable
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The thickness of yarn. countable, uncountable
"If you'd like to use a different weight of yarn, just check the label for the recommended crochet hook size and use that."
26
Pressure; burden. countable, figuratively, uncountable
"the weight of care or business"
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The resistance against which a machine acts, as opposed to the power which moves it. countable, uncountable
28
Shipments of (often illegal) drugs. slang, uncountable
"He was pushing weight."
29
One pound of drugs, especially cannabis. countable, slang
"[I was] doing a weight [1 lb. at that time] a week, sometimes more, sometimes less."
30
Money. countable, dated, uncountable
"No matter how much money he makes, he is still a soldier, but he has the weight."
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Weight class countable, uncountable
"You’re no match for ’em. You ain’t up to their weight. It’s like little Black Strap standing up to Tom Spring,—the Black’s a pretty fighter but, Law bless you, his arm ain’t long enough to touch Tom,—and I tell you, you’re going it with fellers beyond your weight."
32
Emphasis applied to a given criterion. countable, especially, uncountable
"“Logits” are the vectors of weights."

Verb

1
To add weight to something; to make something heavier. transitive
2
present with a bias wordnet
3
To add weight to something; to make something heavier.; To load (fabrics) with barite, etc. to increase the weight. transitive
4
weight down with a load wordnet
5
To load, burden or oppress someone. transitive

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To assign weights to individual statistics. transitive
7
To bias something; to slant. transitive
"The criteria governing the choice of candidate were heavily weighted in his favor."
8
To handicap a horse with a specified weight. transitive
9
To give a certain amount of force to a throw, kick, hit, etc. transitive
"With good peripheral vision he spots his teammate, Ray Evans, lurking in the scoring zone and sweeps a perfectly weighted pass to him."

Etymology

Etymology 1

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”).

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