weight
/weɪt/ noun A2- The downwards force an object experiences due to gravity.
- An object used to make something heavier.
- A standardized block of metal used in a balance to measure the mass of another object.
- Importance or influence.
- An object, such as a weight plate or barbell, used for strength training. · He's working out with weights. Weight-bearing exercise is now understood to be just as important as cardio.
- Viscosity rating.
- Mass (atomic weight, molecular weight, etc.) (in restricted circumstances).
- Synonym of mass (in general circumstances).
Plural weights
Phrasal verbs and expressions
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The young man overwhelmed by the weight of his anguish, fell heavily on his knees before the bed, which his fingers grasped with convulsive energy.
When water is near and a weight is missing it is not a very far-fetched supposition that something has been sunk in the water.
He assembled a good many Foxes and publicly advised them to cut off their tails, saying that they would not only look much better without them, but that they would get rid of the weight of the brush, which was a very great inconvenience.
We tied all his things into a bundle, and I weighted them with the only weight I could find and put them through the window.
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