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weight

weight

∞ 1.0
A measurement that shows how heavy something is
  • noun
  • /weɪt/
: peso
  • Check the weight on that.
  • lose weight
  • weight loss
  • weight gain

Lose the weight and keep the weight off forever.

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Examples

  • The horse is losing weight and hasn't been feeling good.

  • During the competition, each athlete must weigh in to ensure they meet the required weight category.

  • Lose the weight and keep the weight off forever.

  • Now over here, all the weight is put on these two.

  • Reaching an ideal weight should not be our main aim.

  • And yet they tend to gain that weight back quite easily.

  • And I steadily lost weight for a long time.

  • The middle two boxes were almost the same weight, too close to determine by hand weighing.

    Academic text (2015)
  • I got a gym membership this past spring, and I've been trying really hard to lose all this weight.

  • Participants were evaluated for changes in weight, waist measurements, and body mass index measures.

    Academic text (2015)

Synonyms

load
vsweight
324 1.1

An amount of things carried at one time, like cargo on a vehicle

is a measurement or tool that indicates how hard something is to lift
heft
vsweight
13 5.6

The weight you feel when you lift something

serves as a measurement or object used to show that mass
heaviness
vsweight
4 2.5

A large weight that makes something hard to lift

measures that quality or is an object used to show it

Antonyms

weightlessness
  • Specialized
8 4.9

A feeling of floating when gravity is not felt

5 2.6

A small weight that feels easy to carry

Idioms

14 7.3

A heavy feeling of worry and responsibility

To use your power to make others do what you want

To do as much work as the others in a group

A strong feeling of being less worried after telling someone about a problem

3.9

To do your fair share of work in a group

To have more success than people expect from your size or ability

To do less well than your skills or what people expect

Compounds

A period of eating and training to add body weight, often muscle

37 1.4

How heavy a person is

dead weight
  • Offensive
23 4.4

A heavy object that is hard to carry, or a burden that slows progress

15 2.9

A group of athletes with similar body weight in a sport to make matches fair

7 3.4

A heavy object like a dumbbell or barbell that you lift for exercise

5 4.0

Much importance that affects a decision or result

molecular weight
  • Specialized
2 3.5

The total mass of the atoms in a molecule

2 4.9

A heavy feeling of pressure because you have important duties

atomic weight
  • Specialized
2 3.9

The average mass of the atoms of a chemical element, measured in atomic mass units

gross weight
  • Specialized
1 3.5

The total weight of goods including their packaging or container

low-birth-weight baby
  • Specialized
1 3.9

A baby born weighing less than 5.5 pounds or 2,500 grams

A high calorie drink used to help a person become heavier and build muscle

1 3.9

A baby born weighing less than 5.5 pounds or 2,500 grams

equivalent weight
  • Specialized
1 8.1

Amount of a substance that reacts with a fixed amount of another substance

1 2.9

How heavy something is without its packaging

1 2.9

A standard measure for weight like a gram or pound

throw-weight
  • Specialized
1 9.9

The weight of warheads or other cargo a missile can carry, not counting the rocket

sash weight
  • Specialized
1 8.8

A heavy metal piece in a window frame that balances the moving part so it opens and closes easily

troy weight
  • Specialized
1 9.9

A way of measuring gold, silver, and gems using a pound of 12 ounces

A person who deliberately becomes heavier to improve health or build muscle

specific weight
  • Specialized
1 5.9

The weight of a material for each amount of space it fills

1 7.9

The mass in grams of one mole of an element

1 8.8

Amount of an element that combines with eight parts by weight of oxygen

9.9

A system of old weights used in pharmacies where an ounce is 480 grains and a pound is 12 ounces

avoirdupois weight
  • Specialized
9.6

A way to measure weight using a 16-ounce pound for everyday goods

7.5

An athlete's body weight recorded when they first arrive for training

How Heavy

superheavy
1 4.3
heavyweight
23 3.5
weight
∞ 1.0
lightweight
41 2.8
featherweight
  • Specialized
4 6.1

Surface Forms

weight singular
weights plural

Etymology

Weight for a measurement comes from old words meaning 'how heavy' and is the same root as weigh. It names the number we use to tell how heavy something is, which is exactly how we use the word today.