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weight

noun
  1. an artifact that is heavy
  2. sports equipment used in calisthenic exercises and weightlifting
    free weightexercising weight
  3. the vertical force exerted by a mass as a result of gravity
  4. the relative importance granted to something
    “Their opinion carries great weight.”
    weightiness
  5. an oppressive feeling of heavy force
    “bowed down by the weight of responsibility”
  6. a statistical coefficient assigned to elements of a frequency distribution in order to represent their relative importance
    “The weight placed on harmful outcomes was far larger than the weight placed on cost.”
    weighting
  7. a unit used to measure weight
    “They placed two weights in the scale pan.”
    weight unit
  8. a system of units used to express the weight of something
    system of weights
verb
  1. present with a bias
    slantangle
  2. weight down with a load
    burthen