Weight — synonyms, definition

1. weight (Noun)

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weight (Noun) — The vertical force exerted by a mass as a result of gravity.

weight (Noun) — 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.

weight (Noun) — The relative importance granted to something. ex. "his opinion carries great weight"

weight (Noun) — An artifact that is heavy.

weight (Noun) — An oppressive feeling of heavy force. ex. "bowed down by the weight of responsibility"

weight (Noun) — A system of units used to express the weight of something.

weight (Noun) — A unit used to measure weight. ex. "he placed two weights in the scale pan"

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

weight (Noun) — (typography) the boldness of a font; the relative thickness of its strokes.

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2. weight (Verb)

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weight (Verb) — Add a heavy load; increase the weight of a load.

weight (Verb) — Present with a bias.

weight (Verb) — (mathematics) assign weights to individual terms or statistics.

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