How to pronounce "weight"

• "weight" pronounced in English.

Meanings and definitions of "weight"

Noun

the vertical force exerted by a mass as a result of gravity

Synonyms:

• weight

Noun

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

Synonyms:

• weight
• free weight
• exercising weight

Noun

the relative importance granted to something; "his opinion carries great weight"; "the progression implied an increasing weightiness of the items listed"

Synonyms:

• weight
• weightiness

Noun

an artifact that is heavy

Synonyms:

• weight

Noun

an oppressive feeling of heavy force; "bowed down by the weight of responsibility"

Synonyms:

• weight

Noun

a system of units used to express the weight of something

Synonyms:

• system of weights
• weight

Noun

a unit used to measure weight; "he placed two weights in the scale pan"

Synonyms:

• weight unit
• weight

Noun

(statistics) a coefficient assigned to elements of a frequency distribution in order to represent their relative importance

Synonyms:

• weight
• weighting

Verb

weight down with a load

Synonyms:

• burden
• burthen
• weight
• weight down

Verb

present with a bias; "He biased his presentation so as to please the share holders"

Synonyms:

• slant
• angle
• weight