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The meaning of the word "Weight" in English


Weight v. t. : The quality of being heavy; that property of bodies by which they tend toward the center of the earth; the effect of gravitative force, especially when expressed in certain units or standards, as pounds, grams, etc.

Weight v. t. : The quantity of heaviness; comparative tendency to the center of the earth; the quantity of matter as estimated by the balance, or expressed numerically with reference to some standard unit; as, a mass of stone having the weight of five hundred pounds.

Weight v. t. : Hence, pressure; burden; as, the weight of care or business.

Weight v. t. : Importance; power; influence; efficacy; consequence; moment; impressiveness; as, a consideration of vast weight.

Weight v. t. : A scale, or graduated standard, of heaviness; a mode of estimating weight; as, avoirdupois weight; troy weight; apothecaries' weight.

Weight v. t. : A ponderous mass; something heavy; as, a clock weight; a paper weight.

Weight v. t. : A definite mass of iron, lead, brass, or other metal, to be used for ascertaining the weight of other bodies; as, an ounce weight.

Weight v. t. : The resistance against which a machine acts, as opposed to the power which moves it.

Weight v. t. : To load with a weight or weights; to load down; to make heavy; to attach weights to; as, to weight a horse or a jockey at a race; to weight a whip handle.

Weight v. t. : To assign a weight to; to express by a number the probable accuracy of, as an observation. See Weight of observations, under Weight.

Example:
How much Weight will I lose if I start to jog and do Weight watchers?

Taxonomy
mass, s2, gravity, kilogram, apparent weight, balance, weigh, weights, Earth, force of gravity, the force, gravitational field, unit of mass, measure, acceleration, acceleration due to gravity, surface of the Earth, calibrated.

Defination from the web:
weight of an object is the magnitude, W, of the force that must be applied to an object in order to support it (i.e. ... The weight of an object equals the magnitude of the gravitational force acting on the object, less the effect of its buoyancy in any fluid in ... 

synonyms
  (noun) free weight
  (noun) exercising weight
  (noun) weightiness
  (noun) system of weights
  (noun) weight unit
  (noun) weighting
  (noun) artefact
  (noun) artifact
  (noun) coefficient
  (noun) importance
  (noun) metric
  (noun) oppression
  (noun) oppressiveness
  (noun) physical property
  (noun) sports equipment
  (noun) system of measurement
  (noun) unit
  (noun) unit of measurement
  (verb) burden
  (verb) burthen
  (verb) weight down
  (verb) slant
  (verb) angle
  (verb) bias
  (verb) charge
  (verb) predetermine
antonyms
  (verb) unburden


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