weight
- noun
- /weɪt/
- He lifted a heavy weight at the gym to build his muscles.
- weight training
- weight lifting
- lift weights
You want to lift heavy weights with larger muscle groups.
- You want to lift heavy weights with larger muscle groups.
- What is the smallest number of weights you can get away with?
- The subject is actually weight training and muscle build.
- So, so I would say walking, functional weight training and movement.
- So why would they want to take away weights, if you know what I mean?
- It makes you take the weights off so you can lift up.
Examples
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I'm gonna put some weight on it to see.
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I've spent more time with weights as a form of exercise.
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Well, imagine a weight hanging by a spring.
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Judging from the weight, this door is made of lead.
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So this is a little lighter weight version of the one we have.
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In the back, four more people of average size and weight could sit comfortably.
Fiction book (1993) -
What is the smallest number of weights you can get away with?
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I hurt my back this morning lifting weights.
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There he rested again, relieved to get the weight of his pack off his back.
Fiction book (1990) -
At that moment, he felt a furry weight resting on his pant leg.
Fiction book (1993)
Synonyms
A heavy load or something that causes worry and difficulty
An amount of things carried at one time, like cargo on a vehicle
A heavy object that is hard to carry, or a burden that slows progress
A small heavy object that holds papers down on a desk
A short metal bar with a weight at each end that people use to exercise arms, shoulders, and chest
A weight that balances another weight in machines like cranes or elevators
A heavy object like a dumbbell or barbell that you lift for exercise
A round heavy weight with a handle used for exercise
A person or thing that makes work slower
A heavy feeling of pressure because you have important duties
A weight added to reach the needed total on a scale
Antonyms
Idioms
- Informal
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
The average mass of the atoms of a chemical element, measured in atomic mass units
- Informal
A heavy feeling of pressure because you have important duties
- Specialized
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
- Specialized
A way to measure weight using a 16-ounce pound for everyday goods
- Specialized
A heavy metal piece in a window frame that balances the moving part so it opens and closes easily
- Specialized
The weight of warheads or other cargo a missile can carry, not counting the rocket
How Heavy
Surface Forms
Etymology
Weight for a heavy object comes from the simple idea of something that adds heaviness and is related to weigh. A gym 'weight' is an object that 'weighs' a lot and so makes your muscles work harder.