weight
Cross references:
1. measure 2. metric system 3. importance
4. influence
1. weight \'wa-t\ n [ME wight, weght, fr. OE wiht; akin to ON
vtt]weight, OE wegan to weigh 1a: the amount that a thing weighs 1b1:
the standard or established amount that a thing should weigh 1b2: one of
the classes into which contestants in a sports event are divide d according
to body weight 1b3: poundage required to be carried by a horse in a
handicap race 2a: a quantity or thing weighing a fixed and usu. specified
amount 2b: a heavy object (as a metal ball) thrown, put, or lifted as an
athletic exercise 3a: a unit of weight or mass 3b: a piece of material
(as metal) of known specified weight for use in wei ghing articles 3c: a
system of related units of weight 4a: something heavy : LOAD 4b: a heavy
object to hold or press something down or to counterbalance 5a: BURDEN,
PRESSURE 5b: PONDEROUSNESS 6a: relative heaviness 6b: the force with
which a body is attracted toward the earth or a celestia l body by
gravitation and which is equal to the product of the mass by the local
gravitational acceleration 7a: the relative importance or authority
accorded something 7b: measurable influence esp. upon others 8:
overpowering force 9: the quality (as lightness) that makes a fabric or
garment suitable for a particular use or season often used in combination
{dress-weight} 10: a numerical coefficient assigned to an item to express
its relative imp ortance in a frequency distribution
2. weight vt 1a: to load or make heavy with or as if with a weight 1b: to
increase in heaviness by adding an ingredient 2: to oppress with a burden
{~ed down with cares} 3a: WEIGH 3b: to feel the weight of : HEFT 4: to
assign a statistical weight to 5: to cause to incline in a particular
direction by manipulation 6: to shift the burden of weight upon
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