weight
noun
1. the vertical force exerted by a mass as a result of gravity
Definition categories: attribute
2. sports equipment used in calisthenic exercises and weightlifting; it is not attached to anything and is raised and lowered by use of the hands and arms
Definition categories: man–made
3. the relative importance granted to something
- his opinion carries great weight
- the progression implied an increasing weightiness of the items listed
Similar word(s): weightiness
Definition categories: attribute, importance
4. an artifact that is heavy
Definition categories: man–made, artefact, artifact
5. an oppressive feeling of heavy force
- bowed down by the weight of responsibility
Definition categories: feeling, oppression, oppressiveness
6. a system of units used to express the weight of something
Definition categories: quantity, metric
7. a unit used to measure weight
- he placed two weights in the scale pan
Definition categories: quantity, unit
8. (statistics) a coefficient assigned to elements of a frequency distribution in order to represent their relative importance
Similar word(s): weighting
Definition categories: quantity, coefficient
Sentences with weight as a noun:
- He's working out with weights.
- the weight of care or business