weight
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- noun
- /weɪt/
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- Check the weight on that.
- lose weight
- weight loss
- weight gain
Lose the weight and keep the weight off forever.
- Lose the weight and keep the weight off forever.
- Like I couldn't put weight on my, on my right leg.
- People use that as a weight loss hack.
- I think he's gained some weight now.
- Even though my weight on the scale was lighter.
- And so I do stop gaining weight or lose weight.
- Like let me see if I can control my weight loss.
- It yes, your poor health, your trouble losing weight is not your fault.
- And lockdown, I put on weight, I didn't eat differently.
Examples
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The horse is losing weight and hasn't been feeling good.
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During the competition, each athlete must weigh in to ensure they meet the required weight category.
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Lose the weight and keep the weight off forever.
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Now over here, all the weight is put on these two.
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Reaching an ideal weight should not be our main aim.
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And yet they tend to gain that weight back quite easily.
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And I steadily lost weight for a long time.
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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.
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Participants were evaluated for changes in weight, waist measurements, and body mass index measures.
Academic text (2015)
Synonyms
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1.1
An amount of things carried at one time, like cargo on a vehicle
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5.6
The weight you feel when you lift something
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2.5
A large weight that makes something hard to lift
Antonyms
Idioms
- Informal
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7.4
To have more success than people expect from your size or ability
- Informal
A strong feeling of being less worried after telling someone about a problem
Compounds
- Specialized
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3.9
The average mass of the atoms of a chemical element, measured in atomic mass units
- Informal
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4.9
A heavy feeling of pressure because you have important duties
- Specialized
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8.1
Amount of a substance that reacts with a fixed amount of another substance
- Archaic
Amount of an element that combines with eight parts by weight of oxygen
- Archaic
A system of old weights used in pharmacies where an ounce is 480 grains and a pound is 12 ounces
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A way to measure weight using a 16-ounce pound for everyday goods
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A heavy metal piece in a window frame that balances the moving part so it opens and closes easily
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The weight of warheads or other cargo a missile can carry, not counting the rocket
How Heavy
Surface Forms
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.