Weight

/weɪt/ · noun

Meaning

The downwards force an object experiences due to gravity..

Definitions by Sense

1. The downwards force an object experiences due to gravity.
2. An object used to make something heavier.
3. A standardized block of metal used in a balance to measure the mass of another object.
4. (figurative) Importance or influence.
5. (exercise, weightlifting) An object, such as a weight plate or barbell, used for strength training.
6. (lubricants) Viscosity rating.
7. (physics) Mass (atomic weight, molecular weight, etc.) (in restricted circumstances).
8. (physics, proscribed) Synonym of mass (in general circumstances).

Example Sentences

Another knight came to settle on the island, a man of much weight and position, on whom the Adelantados of all the island relied, and who was made a magistrate.

I liked the man for his own sake, and even had he promised to turn out a celebrity it would have had no weight with me. I look upon notoriety with the same indifference as on the buttons on a man's shirt-front, or the crest on his note-paper.

"You surely are a man of some weight around here," I said.

He's working out with weights. Weight-bearing exercise is now understood to be just as important as cardio.

I'm the same weight as I was ten years ago.

font weight

If you'd like to use a different weight of yarn, just check the label for the recommended crochet hook size and use that.

The weight of the finished thread also varies with the spinner, although the general aim is laceweight singles for weaving.

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Word Forms

• weights
• wt.
• waight
• weighting
• weighted

Usage Notes

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