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weight

/weɪt/noun, verb1 syllable

Weight means: weight down with a load.

Synonyms for weight11

noun, as in 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

free weight, exercising weight

noun, as in the relative importance granted to something

weightiness

noun, as in a system of units used to express the weight of something

system of weights

noun, as in a unit used to measure weight

weight unit

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

weighting

verb, as in weight down with a load

burden, burthen, weight down

verb, as in present with a bias

slant, angle

What does weight mean?10

verb

1

weight down with a load

2

present with a bias“He biased his presentation so as to please the share holders”

noun

1

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

2

the relative importance granted to something“his opinion carries great weight”

3

a system of units used to express the weight of something

4

a unit used to measure weight“he placed two weights in the scale pan”

5

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

6

the vertical force exerted by a mass as a result of gravity

7

an artifact that is heavy

8

an oppressive feeling of heavy force“bowed down by the weight of responsibility”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with weight?43

three syllables

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All 43 rhymes for weight, grouped by syllable

Weight in a sentence

  • However much she eats, she never gains weight.sundown
  • I'm sorry, you have to pay for the extra weight.unknown
  • Formerly, a book was worth its weight in silver, if not in gold.unknown
  • If you want to lose weight, you should cut down on between-meal snacks.CK
  • Though he dieted, he still could not lose weight.unknown
  • As she's quit drinking, she's lost some weight.unknown
  • If you pig out every day, you're sure to gain too much weight.unknown
  • While he was sick, he lost a lot of weight.CK

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of weight

as a noun

plural
weights

as a verb

past tense
weighted
present participle
weighting
third-person singular
weights
past participle
weighted