weight1 nounweight2 verb
weightweight1 /weɪt/ ●●● S1 W2 noun 
WORD ORIGINweight1
Origin:
Old English wihtEXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- I've been trying to lose weight for over a year now.
- I think he looks better now that he's put on some weight.
- If you can guess the weight of the cake, you win a prize.
- It's true, people who stop smoking do tend to gain weight.
- Jim was staggering along under the weight of a huge box of encyclopaedias.
- metric weight
- My height is six feet, and my weight is 173 pounds.
- My job requires lifting heavy weights such as TVs and refrigerators.
- Premature babies have a low birth weight.
- Several branches had been torn from the trees by the weight of the snow.
- She's always worried about her weight.
- Sudden or unexplained weight loss may be an early indication of health problems.
- The weight of evidence against her led to her conviction.
- The weight of the water makes the tub sink slightly.
- The average sperm whale is 72 feet long and about 90 tons in weight.
- The cost of postage depends on the weight of the package
- Top quality hams range in weight from eight to eighteen pounds.
- Twins and triplets are expected to have lower birth weights than single infants.
- Vehicles over a certain weight are not allowed to use the bridge.
- Victory was easy for a man of his weight and strength.
- As a result of the government's programme, the weight of the public enterprise sector was significantly curtailed.
- For women, there was little relationship between weight and early death at all.
- He stands with his weight on the right foot, his face lightly turned in that direction.
- It goes without saying that Quinn lost a good deal of weight during this period.
- It was no less than he deserved for carrying the weight of his team on his shoulders all game long.
- Whipped butter and flavoured butters are more expensive than butter weight for weight.
Longman Language Activatorcarrying a lot of things
also be laden with to be carrying a lot of things, so that you cannot carry any more: · Cora was loaded down with two 70-pound suitcases.· A van loaded with newspapers was parked in front of the store.· She was carrying a tray laden with dishes.be heavily loaded/laden with something: · The bus was heavily laden with passengers and baggage.
to be carrying or holding so many things that it is difficult to move or impossible to hold any more: · The branches of the trees were weighed down with fruit.· She struggled along the street, weighed down by bags.
if someone or something falls or moves unsteadily under the weight of of something, they do this because they are carrying something that is too heavy for them to support: · Paul staggered under the weight of two backpacks.
if a vehicle is overloaded , it is holding or carrying too many things, with the result that it can only move slowly and it may not be safe: · The plane was dangerously overloaded.· The car was so overloaded the bumpers were almost touching the ground.
to become fatter to get fatter and heavier: · John's put on a lot of weight recently, hasn't he?put on 5 kilos/2 lbs etc: · I put on several pounds while I was on holiday, so now I'm on a strict diet.
to become fatter and heavier, especially until you reach the weight you should be: · When I was young, I could eat all I wanted without gaining weight. gain 2 kilos/4 lbs etc: · Ben's gained at least five kilos since he was born.
to start getting fatter after being too thin: · Gerry was terribly thin when he came out of hospital, but he's filled out a lot since then.· Sue looks much healthier now and her face has started to fill out.
weighing a lot · That table's too heavy for you to lift on your own.· Boys are usually slightly heavier than girls at birth.· Heat the oil in a large, heavy saucepan.
spoken to be very heavy or to be a lot heavier than you expected: · What on earth have you got in this suitcase? It weighs a ton!· That piano weighs a ton. You'll need four men to lift it.
use this to say that something is very heavy: · Victory was easy for a man of his weight and strength.the weight of something: · Several branches had been torn from the trees by the weight of the snow.· Jim was staggering along under the weight of a huge box of encyclopaedias.
how heavy someone or something is to be a particular weight: · What do you weigh -- a hundred kilos or so?weigh 50 kilos/15 tons etc: · She weighs about 58 kg.· Each whale was about 40 feet long and weighed 45 tonnes.how much somebody/something weighs: · How much does this parcel weigh?· She didn't tell me how much the baby weighed.
to weigh five kilos, ten pounds etc: · Fortunately my suitcase was less than 25 kilos.· I've put on weight recently, so I'm probably about 120 kilos.
use this to ask or say how much something weighs, especially something that is very heavy: · Well, how heavy is your boat? would it go on top of the car?· You'd be surprised how heavy these boxes are.
the amount that something or someone weighs: · If you can guess the weight of the cake, you win a prize.· The cost of transportation depends on the weight of the load.· Premature babies have a low birth weight.· Vehicles over a certain weight are not allowed to use the bridge.
to give money or help to a person/group/plan to give help, encouragement, money etc to someone because you want them to succeed: · The rebels were supported by a number of foreign governments who provided arms and money.· Employers support the training program by offering places for young people.
to support a person or plan by providing money or practical help - use this especially to talk about governments or other powerful groups that support something: · Several major insurance companies have agreed to back the healthcare reforms.· The plans for a new shopping mall are backed by the city council.
if you do something in support of someone or something, you do it to show that you support them: · The miners came out on strike in support of the nurses.· a big demonstration in support of democratic reforms
to support and encourage someone in what they are trying to achieve: · My parents were behind me from the start, and bought me my first violin when I was just 3 years old.· Maisha struggled for years trying to make it as an artist, but her husband, Rudy, was always behind her.be behind somebody all the way (=be ready to continue supporting them until they succeed): · Just do your best and remember that we are behind you all the way.
to support someone by saying that you agree with them or by giving information that shows they are right: · I was relying on you to back me up, why didn't you?· Eventually, after my impassioned pleas, backed up by my mother, Dad agreed to let me go to the concert.
to use all your influence and ability to make sure a person, group, or plan is successful: · Faced with a crisis, the Party united and threw its full weight behind the President.· Please throw your full weight behind us in our fund raising effort.
to support something or someone so that they do not fall down · Unfortunately, the branch was too weak to support his weight.· The ceiling was supported by huge stone columns.· Sitting at a table in the coffee shop, her chin supported by her hands, she was deep in thought.· Her body was so weak that she had to be supported by two nurses.
to support the weight of something and prevent it from falling down. Hold up is more informal than support: hold up something: · We can't knock that wall down. It's the one that holds up the house.· These poles hold up the outer part of the tent.hold something up: · Why don't we use some of these pieces of wood to hold it up?· The only thing holding the wall up was a frail-looking section of scaffolding.
formal to support all the weight of something, especially something heavy: · The baby's narrow neck looked too fragile to bear the weight of its head.· The tunnel would have needed to be extremely strong to bear the full weight of the earth above.
if something carries a particular weight, it is able to support it, especially because it has been designed to: · The bridge could only carry up to two cars at a time.· The pillars have been specially strengthened in order to carry the weight of the new ceiling.· Front tyres tend to go down more quickly than back ones, because they carry more weight.
to support the weight of someone or something - use this especially to say whether or not something is strong enough to do this: · I hope the ice is strong enough to take my weight.· I'm not sure if this table can take the weight of all these books.
to stop something from falling by putting something else against it or under it: prop up something: · The builders have propped up the walls with steel beams.prop something up: · I sat down and propped my feet up on the edge of the desk.
to support something such as a wall or a building that has been damaged or is in bad condition by putting big pieces of wood or metal against it: shore up something: · The fence was shored up with sheets of old iron.shore something up: · Our huts were falling down, so we used branches to shore them up.
to give orders in a rude, unpleasant way also order somebody about British if someone orders you around or orders you about , they keep telling you what to do in an annoying or unfair way, and they seem to enjoy it: · You won't get the best out of your staff by ordering them around like that.· I wish you'd stop ordering me about -- I'm not your servant you know.
to order someone to do things in a rude, impatient, and often threatening way: · I'm sick and tired of being pushed around by him.· You shouldn't let other people push you around -- you've got to stand up for yourself.
also boss somebody about British to keep giving someone orders in an annoying way, even though you have no authority to do so: · My brother's always bossing me around and making me clean up after him.· She's a strong-minded woman -- she doesn't let anyone boss her around.
to tell people what they should do in an annoying way because you enjoy giving orders and think that you are always right: · If Bob starts laying down the law, just tell him to shut up.
to use your position of authority to tell other people what to do, in an unreasonable way: · She likes to throw her weight around -- it makes her feel important.· Why is everyone so upset? Has George been throwing his weight around again?
to become thinner to become thinner, either because you have been ill or because you want to look more attractive, be healthier etc: · The best way to lose weight is to eat less and do lots of exercise.· I'm really worried about my grandmother -- she's lost a lot of weight recently.lose three kilos/five pounds etc: · Alec lost seven pounds in a week and had to be re-admitted to the hospital.
to eat less food than usual, or to eat only certain foods, because you want to become thinner and weigh less: · "Would you like some chocolate?" "No thanks, I'm on a diet."go on a diet (=start to be on a diet): · We're both going on a diet after Christmas.
especially British to become thinner, especially by eating less and doing more exercise: · She's really slimmed down a lot since I last saw her.slim down to eight stone/100 pounds etc: · He's trying to slim down to eleven stone.
to lose a particular amount of weight quickly: · I'd like to shed a few pounds.· Stone's doctor ordered him to shed some weight and quit smoking.· Gascoigne has shed nearly 6 kilos in pre-season training and looks much fitter.
to become dangerously thin and weak, usually as a result of illness: · There was nothing we could do -- she just wasted away and within six weeks she was dead.· His muscles were slowly wasting away because of his illness.
ways of saying how heavy something or someone is · How much do you weigh, Diane?· At all ages, men weigh more than women.weigh 20 lbs/2 tonnes/3.5 kilos etc · I weigh eight stone now, exactly.· I've never seen anything like it -- some of those cabbages must have weighed 8 pounds at least.weigh a ton informal (=be very heavy) · It'll take two of us to get it out of the car, it weighs a ton!
the amount that someone or something weighs: · Your weight is about right for someone of your height.· Top quality hams range in weight from eight to eighteen pounds.weight of: · The cost of postage depends on the weight of the package12 tonnes/3 kilos/2 pounds etc in weight: · The average sperm whale is 72 feet long and about 90 tons in weight. gain/put on weight (=become heavier than you were before): · It's true, people who stop smoking do tend to gain weight.· I think he looks better now that he's put on some weight.lose weight (=become less heavy than you were before): · I've been trying to lose weight for over a year now.weight loss (=when someone begins to weigh less than they did before): · Sudden or unexplained weight loss may be an early indication of health problems.birth weight (=what a baby weighs when it is born -- used in technical contexts): · Twins and triplets are expected to have lower birth weights than single infants.
to weigh 5 kilos, 10 pounds etc: · Sandra's baby was only 4lb 7oz when it was born.· If the parcel is over 2 kilos, you have to pay 50p more.
use this to ask or say how much something weighs, especially something that is very heavy: · How heavy is the average small car?· I didn't realise how heavy each brick was until I tried to pick one up.· You'd be surprised how heavy these sacks are.
if a sports person weighs in at a particular weight, that is what they weigh just before a sports event: weigh in at 250 pounds/80 kilos etc: · The champion weighed in at 225 pounds before his last fight.
to not work hard enough to not do as much work as other people, when you are working in a group or team: · If you think that Alan isn't pulling his weight, you must tell him either to improve or leave.· Of all the people sharing the house with us, only Lizzie didn't pull her weight.
British informal to not do the work that you should be doing, or to be away from your place of work without a good reason: · She says she's been ill for the past week, but I think she's just skiving.skive off (=not be at your place of work): · Harry's going to get into trouble if he keeps skiving off on Friday afternoons.
American informal to not work when you are supposed to be working: · Hey you two! Quit goofing off and do some work!goof off on the job: · Anyone who does consistently good work doesn't need to worry about occasionally goofing off on the job.
British informal to do no work at all: · The telephone's been ringing and I haven't managed to do a stroke of work yet today.· Duncan found a wealthy woman, married her, and he's never done a stroke of work since!
British informal to deliberately do less work than you should: · She called me into her office and accused me of slacking and taking too many holidays!no slacking (=use this to tell someone to work as hard as possible): · "You start tomorrow at nine," he told them, "and no slacking, or there'll be trouble."
formal to avoid going to work by pretending to be ill: · I'm sure he's not malingering. He looked awful when I saw him last night.· The report claimed that women may be more likely to malinger than men.
not worried also unconcerned formal · Sam had stayed out late before, so we weren't particularly worried when he didn't return.· Brian didn't seem at all concerned when the car broke down.not worried/concerned about · He insists that he is not worried about the poor showing his party made in the recent local elections. · For once, Karen seemed unconcerned about the possibility of being late for class. not in the least bit worried etc (=not at all worried) · Even after losing her job, she doesn't seem in the least bit worried.
feeling relaxed again because you do not need to worry about something that you worried about before: · "Oh," she said, relieved. "I'm so glad you're back."seem/feel/look/appear relieved: · The hostages simply look relieved to be going home.relieved that: · I was relieved that John was there to help me explain.· The government will be relieved that a crisis has been averted.relieved at: · Sahlin appeared relieved at my news.relieved to know/hear/find/learn etc something: · I'm so relieved to see you!· Polly was relieved to learn that her mother's illness was not a serious one.· Andrew was relieved to discover that he was not himself under suspicion.
spoken if something is a weight off your mind you do not have to worry any more because something has happened to make you feel happier about it: be a great/big/enormous weight off somebody's mind: · No doubt the news will be a huge weight off his mind.take a weight off somebody's mind: · Now that Peter has passed all his exams, it's taken a great weight off my mind.
the pleasant feeling you have when you no longer have to worry about something: · A white envelope lay on the mat. Holmes felt considerable relief.a feeling/sense of relief: · Edwards commented that the convictions give him a feeling of relief that he hopes the victim shares.with relief: · To her own surprise, she began sobbing with relief.to somebody's relief (=making them feel relieved): · To Greg's relief, nobody asked to check his ticket.· The rains came this weekend, much to the relief of tomato growers in Florida. breathe/heave a sigh of relief (=show by your behaviour that you are no longer worried about something): · You could hear the students breathing a collective sigh of relief when the final bell rang.it is a relief to know/hear/see/find etc: · It was such a relief to see Liz looking healthy again.· Mary says it's a relief to have someone to talk to at last.come as a relief: · The decision, announced on Thursday, came as a huge relief to the factory's 300 workers.
to not be worried by a problem because you do not think it is important enough: · I tried my best, and I certainly won't be losing any sleep over the result.· It's not that serious. I wouldn't lose sleep over it if I were you.
if you have no qualms about something, you are not worried about it, especially because you are sure it is the right thing to do: have no qualms about: · One protestor said he would have no qualms about bombing the clinic.· He was a man who had no qualms about preaching one thing and practising another in his private life.
cheerful and not worried about anything, because you do not have any real problems or responsibilities in your life: · I felt carefree for the first time in my life.· They both laughed, feeling like two carefree schoolgirls.
if someone is without a care in the world , they are not worried about anything at all and are happy: · I was just sixteen, young, confident and without a care in the world.· He puffed away on his pipe as if he didn't have a care in the world.
to laugh and refuse to worry or be serious about a problem, when someone is trying to talk to you about it: laugh off something: · Venables laughed off suggestions that he will be asked to retire.· She took praise with delight, and laughed off any criticisms with good humour.laugh it off: · She was genuinely angry, but Luke just tried to laugh it off.
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COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY Meaning 2verbs
Recent research adds weight to the theory that the climate is changing. Some roofs collapsed beneath the weight of (=unable to support the weight of) so much snow. A weaker person would have buckled under the weight of criticism. Eating too many fatty foods could cause weight gain. You’re looking slim. Have you lost weight? The plane emptied its fuel tanks as it started losing altitude. During sleep, our spine no longer needs to support the weight of our body. The bench collapsed under the weight of (=unable to support the weight of) so many people. The pieces were unequal in length.COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADJECTIVE
(also gain weight formal)· He had put on weight since she last saw him.
· She lost a lot of weight when she was ill.
(=try not to get fatter, by eating the correct foods)· He has to watch his weight because he has a heart condition.
(=become thinner or stay thin)· How can I keep my weight down?
(=become or stay thinner)· I changed my eating habits so I’d keep the weight off.
weight + NOUN (=a tendency to be too fat)· I’ve always had a weight problem.
· The medication can cause rapid weight gain.
· After the first month, weight loss slows down.
adjectives (=what someone should weigh, according to their height and body type)· She weighs about 10lbs more than her ideal weight.
(=the weight someone is trying to be)· I’ve reached my target weight.
(=the pounds that make you heavier than you should be)· You’ll feel better if you lose the excess weight.
COMMON ERRORS ► Don’t say ‘lose your weight’. Say lose weight. Do not use ‘weight’ as a verb, for example by saying ‘I weight 55 kilos’. Say I weigh 55 kilos.COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES Recent research adds weight to the theory that the climate is changing. Some roofs collapsed beneath the weight of (=unable to support the weight of) so much snow. (=a baby’s weight when it is born)· Many factors may affect a baby’s birth weight.
· You have exactly the right body weight for your height.
A weaker person would have buckled under the weight of criticism. Eating too many fatty foods could cause weight gain.· The weight limit per bag is 20 kilos.
You’re looking slim. Have you lost weight? The plane emptied its fuel tanks as it started losing altitude. (=the problem of being too fat)· Patients with weight problems were put on a strict diet.
(=lose weight from your body)· Doing exercise is the best way to shed surplus weight.
During sleep, our spine no longer needs to support the weight of our body. The bench collapsed under the weight of (=unable to support the weight of) so many people. The pieces were unequal in length.· Alternatively, five inmates of the same average weight could be flown without luggage.· These charts show the average weights for individuals of varying heights, with separate charts available for males and females.· Now, for most foods, legislation allows the average weight to be stated.· The suspect was described as a white male of average height and weight between 25 to 32 years old.· So too, in some cases, is the average weight per age of children under three.· The average tusk weight has dropped from Poachers ambush elephants, machine-gun them and then hack their tusks out.· The average weight gain after lunch was about 2.5 pounds, which is appropriate in normal cases.
· Size can be measured as height, leaf area, volume, fresh weight, dry weight, etc.· It absorbs up to a fifth of its dry weight of water without feeling damp, she says.· Measurements of dry weight gain showed a marked decline in relative growth rate below 5°C.· As before, W denotes weight, but this time fresh or dry weight as suitable.· The performance of the transplants was measured by vegetative growth expressed as dry weight at harvest after twelve months.
· The new title gave equal weight to both nationalities in the republic.· Whereas in the Catholic Church the word and Churches Doctrine held equal weight.· Will social factors be given equal weight with medical factors when determining such claims?· Everyone's opinion has equal weight.· It would ensure that the vote of every citizen had equal weight.· These two strands have an approximately equal weight in terms of student workload and contribution to the overall assessment.· If, for example, two perceptive functions are of equal weight, they tend to interfere with and jam each other.· If you don't have fresh fruit to hand, just use an equal weight of canned or frozen fruit instead.
· But the extra weight of the kiddies holding on to them, they sank as well.· The men who were most prone to carry extra weight on their bellies were also at higher cataract risk.· I know it was only the extra weight of the Cross that got me up that hill.· The extra weight acted as levers which made Hsu Fu twist and wrack even more.· Simply calculate the extra weight and add the correct value of stamps for that particular weight and destination.· Presumably, he wished the carboys to float; but he had neglected the extra weight of the stoppers!· They reckoned that my extra weight had protected my heart, and I was also wearing heavy, rubber-soled safety boots.· But when the Padres plummeted to last place last week, the hefty Vaughn contract took on extra weight.
· She rolled on top of him, letting her full weight rest on his body.· When we pushed against them, they toppled with the full force and weight of a massive trunk.· Sid slowly allowed the scales to take the full weight of the fish.· Relieved, she now felt the full and shocking weight of what she had just witnessed.· Now the full weight of responsibility fell on Doris.· The full weight of community wrath was brought down firmly on a few who tried to speak their own minds.· Accordingly the full weight of the curial machine was now brought into play.· Right then, a crank breaks and the rider lands with full weight on the frame crossbar, then crashes.
· He could hardly ease himself free from the great stinking weight.· Then slowly, as if struggling against some great weight, they start to move.· I also love spaghetti with a simple sauce - pasta's great for weight watchers.· This is a man of the greatest weight, to whose friendship we can not be indifferent.· There had to be more to it than simply filling in a few spaces with a ballpoint; greater symbolic weight was required.· I longed to feel the great buzzard's weight on my fist.· I have no doubt that his opinion will carry great weight.· Although these facts were not matters to which any great weight could be attached, they were relevant.
· Monks tied the locket to a heavy weight and dropped it into the water.· Ironing was a business of lifting heavy metal weights heated on the stove top.· Marlene woke to the sound of a heavy weight being dragged across the floor.· Both heavy weights and light weights have slow and fast oscillations.· If you lift heavy weights and you lift in the wrong way, you can obviously do yourself damage.· I combine cardiovascular and muscular workouts with moderate to heavy weights, a lot of repetitions and no rest in between sets.· Lifting very heavy weights can also raise your blood pressure considerably for a short time.· Steeped again in current events and the heavy weight of the world, I felt my memory grow fuzzy.
· We are generous and define obesity as being more than 120 percent ideal body weight.· The nonsmoking, sedentary men involved in the study were 20 percent to 60 percent over ideal weight, but otherwise healthy.· Charts, then, are only a rough guide to ideal weight.· Finally, you can plan ahead and continue with some sort of contingency contract when you have attained your ideal weight.· Guides to ideal weight often seem arbitrary and inflexible.· This answer falls within the acceptable range and so indicates that this person is at or reasonably close to her ideal weight.· For health - as opposed to fashion - reasons, there is a 2-stone range of ideal weight for your height.· Daily total caloric requirements were calculated from Long's equation modified for ideal body weight.
· Both heavy weights and light weights have slow and fast oscillations.· It is lighter in weight and does not need the heavy winches and guide frame of the deep diving bells.· Manual is good because it is cheaper than power operation and, we assume, lighter in weight.· Remember to use light weights and be very cautious when first exercising the spinal erectors.· In addition to its very light weight, it was very durable.· Their versatility and light weight makes them attractive for backpacking - albeit at a price.· A honeycomb provides the most rigid structure with lightest weight.
· Barker etal reported that low birth weight was associated with lower adult lung function but not with symptoms of wheeze.· Predominantly affecting young women, the central feature of this disorder is an abnormally low weight achieved by extreme caloric restriction.· The seriousness of the low weight is often denied by the patient.· Many people believed that such low molecular weight products were all one could hope for from ethylene.· The key is its low weight.· The low weight comes from the chassis design.· You can try to rationalize your low weight loss.· Reduced glutathione is known as a major low molecular weight scavenger of free radicals in cytoplasm.
· Amino-acid sequencing is limited to smaller molecules, for example the endogenous opioid met-enkephalin with a molecular weight of 573.· The remainder stays in the donor stream with the large molecular weight substances and is subsequently discarded.· The position and sizes of molecular weight standards are indicated.· Reduced glutathione is known as a major low molecular weight scavenger of free radicals in cytoplasm.· The main chemical constituent of mucus is a waterproof high molecular weight glycoprotein.· These polymers, based on methacrylate chemistry, have high molecular weights and therefore form very stable coatings owing to their multipoint attachment.· This shows that for mixing to take place between high molecular weight components the solubility parameters would have to be virtually identical.
· Due to its sheer weight it can only be used at the Centre by special permission of the Department of Transport.· The intensity of the introductions made me tremble, overtaken by the sheer weight of their status.· Ari was exhausted by the sheer weight of first impressions of the city.· He forced though - even if going back: the sheer weight of his blows - Anton down on his hands and knees.· In terms of money, grass-roots organization, blocking power and sheer weight, the Democrats and Republicans rule supreme.· In the case of a particularly large breed this is perhaps understandable, because of the sheer weight.· The sheer weight of goodwill fax messages told them of this fact.· The sheer weight of dicta amassed was intimidating, but Mr. Ashworth conceded he could find no authority actually binding on me.
NOUN· Barker etal reported that low birth weight was associated with lower adult lung function but not with symptoms of wheeze.· Low birth weight is another measure of the well-being of infants and children.· As the example of Table 7 shows, both late fetal and early neonatal mortality rise steadily with decreasing birth weight.· Our results pertain to a sample of 101 subjects, in many of whom the birth weight was obtained by maternal recall.· The inclusion of birth weight as one of the enrolment characteristics is probably inappropriate.· Several studies revealed conditions that affect prematurity and birth weight.· This was the sample used for the analysis of birth weight, gestational age, and respiratory symptoms.· Plasma fibrinogen concentrations, for example, are related to weight at 1 year but not independently to birth weight.
· Forces that can be up to five times your body weight on each stride.· Loss of only 10 percent of body weight, regular aerobic exercise and quitting smoking lead the list.· These results did not differ when acid output was expressed as mmol/h/kg lean body mass or mmol/h/kg fat free body weight.· He then measured their body weight.· Ideally, if you are overweight you will eat slightly less than is necessary to maintain a constant body weight.· We are generous and define obesity as being more than 120 percent ideal body weight.· The stability of a stance depends upon the distribution of the body weight.
· Once you start eating in a healthier way, good weight control should become much easier.· In celebration of a new weight control year, the Quaker Oats Co. has developed yet another rice cake flavor.· It may be tempting to talk a great deal about what you have learned about diet, nutrition, exercise, and weight control.· PreSnackwellian researchers proposed high-carbohydrate, low-fat diets for weight control.· Keep the business of weight control in perspective.· But all those favorites can fit, even on weight control diets or eating plans designed to manage heart disease or diabetes.· The actual weight at the end of each month can then be filled in as the weight control regime progresses.· Your own, personalized weight control programme has not been a sudden thing but has evolved over a long period of time.
· Parents may also need some advice and discussion about the types of high-calorie food that are important for weight gain and growth.· But we wanted a program that used weight gain per month instead.· Varicose veins Hormone changes and weight gain give rise to varicose veins.· In a vicious cycle, weight gain increases insulin resistance increases weight gain.· Body weight gain was satisfactory in all rats included in this study.· This contradiction is what leads to much of this country's weight gain, particularly in young people.· Her diarrhoea decreased with improved appetite and weight gain, a rising serum albumin, and resolution of her peripheral oedema.· Neither prevention of weight gain nor maintenance of weight loss was included in this research project.
· Look out for smell of solvent on breath, nose-bleeds, sores around nose and mouth, weight loss.· What kind of diet promotes weight loss?· Just aim to stay where you are until the tough period is over and you can recommence your weight loss regime.· Suppose, for example, that only seven children showed weight loss.· Will you get a big weight loss this week, or will it come next week, or not at all?· Or better yet, see a doctor who specializes in weight loss.· First, consider the situation where weight loss is not as good as expected.· But for others, it may be too dramatic or raise too many expectations about weight loss.
· Animal fats and refined sugar contribute to a weight problem and can be a factor in heart and arterial disease.· She is an expert on how a low-calorie diet and exercise can beat cellulite and other weight problems.· People who don't have a weight problem may simply not be as sensitive to these shifts.· You want a relatively slow but controlled and permanent solution to your weight problem.· For the first time in my life I had a weight problem.· Conquering your weight problem is probably the most important thing in your life right now.· The mirror test Many people with weight problems avoid full-length mirrors as much as possible.· But if this is your only way of relaxing then you may acquire a weight problem.
VERB· The fixing process is simple and clean, and only minimally increases wall thickness and adds little dead weight to the structure.· It added to the weight we would carry, which was a lot if you were a gunner or a Duper man.· The mixture is coagulated and titanium dioxide is added to adjust the weight.· A magazine article indicated I might benefit from adding weight lifting to my exercise program.· These findings add considerable weight to the claims that emotional arousal is of causal significance to relapse.· You can change the center of gravity by adding weight to one part of the object.· Does the tone and content of source C add weight to Snowden's argument? 11.· However you install the stove, remember that you will be adding a lot of weight on the floor.
· But to my mind neither section 8 nor the Gillick decision will bear the weight which he seeks to place upon them.· I went down the steps, slowly, enjoying the way each step bore my weight.· Yet these will hardly bear the weight of a theory so grand as the fusion of legacy and trust.· Differences that had seemed slight when they were in their early twenties now bore social weight.· The Hooper who existed in Brideshead Revisited, though, bore all the weight of Waugh's opprobrium.· If the floor is properly framed, you should not need extra support underneath to bear the weight of the fireplace.· As a foundation it is inadequate to bear the weight of the case that Mr. McGregor sought to build upon it.· His arms were numb, his hands too weak to bear his weight.
· Any inability to carry the weight on the hind-legs will trigger off resistance in the mouth.· Those companies felt their name carried more weight in the East.· Whether he was more than that, whether he carried weight with the monarch or the Council, was up to him.· We carry the weight of the race and the weight of racism.· Before 1966 these claims were not widely supported and carried little political weight.· Indeed, in planning a food garden for next season, the cookbook may carry more weight.· Cigar can no longer be accused of never carrying weight.
· He took his hand away, but as she stumbled down the ladder she could still feel its warm weight.· He could feel the weight in his forehead.· A woman of such forthright views as yourself would, I feel, lend considerable weight to this project.· Corrigan felt the weight of the old man fall against him.· She felt the weight of something fastened on her head, circling her brow.· And as that sense of independence grew, so the need I felt to control my weight subsided and finally disappeared altogether.· Finally he felt her weight settle on the pillion seat.· The studs should be immobile and feel like they have weight on them.
· But you must not plead in behalf of your will and refuse to give due weight to mine.· In two subsequent cases, however, federal appeals courts have given greater weight to the rights of teachers.· Proportional systems elect several candidates in multi-member constituencies, giving due weight to minority votes.· He may even give greater weight to what his perspective is not designed to illuminate.· Fit again Barnbrook can give the weight away.· Several people took to squatting on the floor with shoes removed, having given in to the weight of their metallic dresses.· The cultural approach to organisations needs to be welded to a political analysis if these determinants are to be given proper weight.· I also do not give much weight to enthusiastic endorsements-empirical support is a sine qua non.
· Hair loss, tremors, and increased weight are also occasional problems.· The application of this technology strengthens the head of the racket without increasing its weight.· The gene is also associated with increased body weight.· Will he promise to resist all attempts to increase the maximum permitted weights of heavy lorries?· The growth and increasing economic weight of groups generated more extensive and complex demands of government.· Start with 5 reps at 75% of your maximum lift, then increase the weight but decrease the reps to 4.· Cardiovascular death rates fell progressively with increasing birth weight.
· Although the blown rubber keeps there weight down, wear patterns after 300 and 400 miles seem to bear out this view.· Only 2 percent of patients had kept the weight off after two years.· He does not smoke, eats frugally to keep down his weight and trains six days each week.· They are both fit and active but I find it very difficult to keep their weight up.· The secret to keeping the weight down and energy up is to serve meals that are calorie intensive.· Some 23 percent believe that smoking keeps down weight.· Indeed, for a while, Odette managed to keep her weight stable.· You can keep portions small enough to keep to your target weight.
· I lent weight to his side of the story but they sent him down.· The bishops insisted that the Capitol Hill prayer vigil was non-partisan, but the impending election lent the event political weight.· A woman of such forthright views as yourself would, I feel, lend considerable weight to this project.· I owe it to Victoria to lend some retrospective weight to our parting.· It's the first time a leading drinks company has lent its weight to such a campaign.· The law lends its weight to uphold and enforce contracts freely entered into.· Not withstanding the need for more investigation, the evidence surveyed in the previous chapter certainly lends weight to this view.· Recognising this paradox lends weight to the patriarchy thesis, explaining away many apparent counter-examples.
· If you were to lift that weight several times, you would find that the muscle gradually began to ache.· Two or three days a week, the crew will run three to five miles, then lift weights.· The first time you lifted the weight, perhaps 60 per cent of the fibres in that muscle were called into action.· Ironing was a business of lifting heavy metal weights heated on the stove top.· If you lift heavy weights and you lift in the wrong way, you can obviously do yourself damage.· My buddies knew that I was lifting weights with Mr Barraza.· Well, I was one of the people who couldn't do it even if I wasn't lifting a heavy weight.· Do you want to build up your body and lift weights?
· Your aim should not be to lose weight, but to bring your eating habits under your control.· Since it was drawn, Kaczynski had aged, broken his nose and lost weight.· How fast will I be able to lose weight?· People who lose weight and keep it off eat a low-fat diet with an occasional splurge.· She had lost weight in the last few weeks and the jeans were a little loose about her waist.· Most lengthy studies show that people who lose weight over the years seem to die earlier than those whose weight remains stable.· I was determined to lose the weight.· Some people do lose weight when they normalize their eating, but not everyone.
· All members were expected to pull their weight.· The superiors counted on the new managers to pull their weight in contributing to the superiors' agendas.· Some members of this class haven't been pulling their weight.· You subs are not pulling your weight.· He pulled a lot of weight at Fox, so they went along with his demand for changes.· For the average business, pulses and linseed didn't pull their weight.· He just didn't pull his weight domestically.· He didn't pull his weight, but knew how to keep it from the consultants.
· All the fish have put on weight, the Pictus especially have grown about half-an-inch.· My former heartthrob has put on weight.· She says they're being fed chicken and trout, and have put on lots of weight.· The latter approach appears to be putting more weight on our political system than the system is able to bear.· I righted myself and pain shot up my right leg as I put weight on it.· The rector loved the sight of his doctor and friend, who had put on weight and improved in color.· She constantly restrained her eating for fear of putting on weight.· The man increased his pressure, putting all his weight behind the knife arm.
· If you reduce your weight you change the amount of energy you need.· In short, everything is reduced to number, weight, and measure.· It reduces the weights of rules which may never have occurred in any conflict set.· The first guideline is very important, not only for reducing your weight now but for controlling it in the future.· This considerably reduces shrinkage and weight loss.· Approach it one step at a time - just as you are reducing your weight and inches.· This reduces the effective weight of that tank which, if not counteracted, will upset the basic balance of the system.· Mazda had tyres specially made for the AZ-1 to reduce unsprung weight.
· He shifted his weight so that his body brushed lightly against hers.· One hip shifted her weight to that side, and suddenly every angle softly flowed into another.· You can make the bike move up to 1.5 metres in a corner just by shifting your weight.· He was frantically shifting his weight from side to side.· The blonde student woke early in Devon, and shifted under the sleeping weight of his arm.· The blank man be-hind her coughed and shifted weight, preparing to be embarrassed.· However divorce is as effective as dieting for shifting stubborn weight!· It crunched under her boots as she shifted her weight.
· The liquid helps to support the weight of the compass card, and also dampens oscillation.· The floors themselves were strong enough to support the weight of the materials used to fill in the gaps.· Both your stand and the floor it stands on must be capable of supporting this weight.· A major concern, he said, is that many sky divers use canopies that are too small to support their weight.· The design specifications had called for the columns to rest on bedrock that supported a weight of seven tons per square foot.· Righting the stool with his foot, he pushed it under Jason's dangling toes to support some of the weight.· The main structural consideration with any door or window is supporting the weight of the structure above.
· How dare the Nottinghamshire police suppose they can throw their weight around in this way?· Mortgage traders were the sort of fat people who grunt from the belly and throw their weight around, like sumo wrestlers.· Very strong in his own way, not swaggering or throwing his weight about, but a great inner strength.· He clambered forward, loosed the ropes, and threw his weight on the sail to bring it dawn.· This threw his weight on to the outside of the feet which affected his whole balance, causing excessive stress throughout his entire body.· When you held one of those slugs in your hand, it had a hefty throwing weight.· Feminists threw their weight behind Mrs Killea's campaign, and hundreds of students attended a rally in support of abortion rights.· It's a chance for rugby to throw its weight around.
· He was already having to watch his weight.· Avoid smoking. 4. Watch your weight. 5.· But don't get obsessed with weight watching.· He wore expensive suits, watched his weight, nursed friendships where friendships mattered.· This is of tremendous help to anyone who is watching their weight and their health.· Claire is watching her weight now.· Blanche had been doomed to fight for her promotion, watch her weight, and fret over her childlessness.
PHRASES FROM THE ENTRY► weight of somethingPHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES► it/that is a load/weight off somebody’s mind► punch above your weight► put on weight/12 lbs/4 kg etc► worth your/its etc weight in gold
- But being annual they would be open to reprisals if they threw their weight around too much.
- But that bloody Caitlin, he had to throw his weight around.
- Do we in petty ways throw our weight around?
- How dare the Nottinghamshire police suppose they can throw their weight around in this way?
- It's a chance for rugby to throw its weight around.
- Maybe she could have handled that a little more tactfully instead of sounding as though she was throwing her weight around.
- Mortgage traders were the sort of fat people who grunt from the belly and throw their weight around, like sumo wrestlers.
- Very strong in his own way, not swaggering or throwing his weight about, but a great inner strength.
- But Gloucester learnt their lesson and threw their weight behind the task.
- Chris is following in the footsteps of other Merseyside sports personalities by throwing his weight behind drugs prevention.
- Feminists threw their weight behind Mrs Killea's campaign, and hundreds of students attended a rally in support of abortion rights.
- The idea has been mooted of throwing our weight behind her version.
- When the idea hit the streets, we at Guitarist were unanimous in wanting to throw our weight behind the project.
- Why he chose to throw his weight behind a man who stood such a slender chance remains unclear.
- If you don't start pulling your weight around here, you're fired.
- All members were expected to pull their weight.
- Be firm, and tell him that he must either pull his weight or leave.
- For the average business, pulses and linseed didn't pull their weight.
- He didn't pull his weight, but knew how to keep it from the consultants.
- He just didn't pull his weight domestically.
- Some members of this class haven't been pulling their weight.
- The superiors counted on the new managers to pull their weight in contributing to the superiors' agendas.
- You subs are not pulling your weight.
- Come in, take the weight off your feet.
- Make the bed - then you can lie down and take the weight off your feet while we talk.
- Does the tone and content of source C add weight to Snowden's argument? 11.
- Opposition leaders said the killing added weight to their demands for a change in government.
- Perhaps the enormous anti-Gorbachev demonstrations in Moscow do add weight to that particular reaction.
- The device of a court of five judges was adopted to add weight to the reconsideration of the earlier cases.
- The function of the double bassoon is to add weight to the bass.
- Three strengths of the study add weight to its conclusions.
- You can change the center of gravity by adding weight to one part of the object.
- I lent weight to his side of the story but they sent him down.
- In these circumstances it was the business of responsible churchmen to lend support to the monarch in every way they could.
- Not withstanding the need for more investigation, the evidence surveyed in the previous chapter certainly lends weight to this view.
- President Clinton lent support to the bill Monday.
- Recognising this paradox lends weight to the patriarchy thesis, explaining away many apparent counter-examples.
- Some psychoanalytic writing appears to lend support to these assumptions.
- The recent closures of the paper mill and the aluminium smelter at Invergordon lend weight to this argument.
- These results lend support to the idea that tenascin alternative splice forms may also have functional significance at the protein level.
- Documents must not be handed to drivers or otherwise issued with blank spaces for recording particulars of tare weights or net weights.
- Ari was exhausted by the sheer weight of first impressions of the city.
- First, there was the sheer size of his positions.
- He forced though - even if going back: the sheer weight of his blows - Anton down on his hands and knees.
- He was slightly taken aback by the sheer size of the girl.
- I grow bored with the sheer size of the glass and have to force myself to continue, he wrote.
- One of the difficulties is the sheer size of the family.
- The intensity of the introductions made me tremble, overtaken by the sheer weight of their status.
- Then there's the sheer size of the damn thing.
- She likes to throw her weight around -- it makes her feel important.
- The commission has a reputation for throwing its weight around.
- Why is everyone so upset? Has George been throwing his weight around again?
- But being annual they would be open to reprisals if they threw their weight around too much.
- But that bloody Caitlin, he had to throw his weight around.
- Do we in petty ways throw our weight around?
- How dare the Nottinghamshire police suppose they can throw their weight around in this way?
- It's a chance for rugby to throw its weight around.
- Maybe she could have handled that a little more tactfully instead of sounding as though she was throwing her weight around.
- Mortgage traders were the sort of fat people who grunt from the belly and throw their weight around, like sumo wrestlers.
- The apprentice was some distant relation of Pollitt's wife; that'd be why he was throwing his weight around.
- Bahlman is throwing his weight behind the cultural center proposal.
- But Gloucester learnt their lesson and threw their weight behind the task.
- Chris is following in the footsteps of other Merseyside sports personalities by throwing his weight behind drugs prevention.
- Feminists threw their weight behind Mrs Killea's campaign, and hundreds of students attended a rally in support of abortion rights.
- The idea has been mooted of throwing our weight behind her version.
- When the idea hit the streets, we at Guitarist were unanimous in wanting to throw our weight behind the project.
- Why he chose to throw his weight behind a man who stood such a slender chance remains unclear.
WORD FAMILYadjectiveoverweight ≠ underweightweightedweightyweightlessnounweightweightsweightingverbweighoutweighweight
1amount somebody/something weighs [countable, uncountable] how heavy something is when you measure it: The average weight of a baby at birth is just over seven pounds.in weight fish that are over two kilos in weightby weight Fruit and vegetables are sold by weight.2how fat [uncountable] how heavy and fat someone is: You shouldn’t worry about your weight. → overweight, underweight3heaviness [uncountable] the fact that something is heavy: The weight of her boots made it hard for Sue to run. I didn’t know if the bridge would support our weight.under the weight of something Karen staggered along under the weight of her backpack.4heavy thing [countable] something that is heavy: I can’t lift heavy weights because of my bad back.5worry [singular] something that causes you a lot of worry because you have to deal with itweight of She felt a great weight of responsibility. families who are crumbling under the weight of increasing debt Selling the house is a weight off my mind (=something that no longer causes a lot of worry).6importance [uncountable] if something has weight, it is important and influences people: She knew that her opinion carried very little weight.give/add weight to something This scandal adds more weight to their arguments.7amount weight of something a large amount of something: The weight of evidence is that unemployment leads to all sorts of health problems. The weight of public opinion is behind the teachers. They won the battle by sheer weight of numbers (=very large numbers of people).8for measuring quantities [countable] a piece of metal that weighs an exact amount and is balanced against something else to measure how much the other thing weighs9for sport [countable] a piece of metal that weighs an exact amount and is lifted by people as a sport: I’ve been lifting weights since I was 18. → weightlifting10throw your weight about/around informal to use your position of authority to tell people what to do in an unpleasant and unreasonable way11throw your weight behind somebody/something to use all your power and influence to support someone or something: The US has thrown its weight behind the new leader.12pull your weight to do your full share of work: He accused me of not pulling my weight.13take the weight off your feet informal used to tell someone to sit down: Come in, take the weight off your feet. → deadweightCOLLOCATIONS– Meaning 2verbsput on weight (also gain weight formal)· He had put on weight since she last saw him.lose/shed weight· She lost a lot of weight when she was ill.watch your weight (=try not to get fatter, by eating the correct foods)· He has to watch his weight because he has a heart condition.get/keep your weight down (=become thinner or stay thin)· How can I keep my weight down?get/keep the weight off (=become or stay thinner)· I changed my eating habits so I’d keep the weight off.weight + NOUNa weight problem (=a tendency to be too fat)· I’ve always had a weight problem.weight gain· The medication can cause rapid weight gain.weight loss· After the first month, weight loss slows down.adjectivessomebody’s ideal weight (=what someone should weigh, according to their height and body type)· She weighs about 10lbs more than her ideal weight.somebody’s target weight (=the weight someone is trying to be)· I’ve reached my target weight.excess weight (=the pounds that make you heavier than you should be)· You’ll feel better if you lose the excess weight.COMMON ERRORS ► Don’t say ‘lose your weight’. Say lose weight. Do not use ‘weight’ as a verb, for example by saying ‘I weight 55 kilos’. Say I weigh 55 kilos.weight1 nounweight2 verb
weightweight2 verb [transitive] VERB TABLE
weight
| Simple Form | ||
| Present | I, you, we, they | weight |
| he, she, it | weights | |
| Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | weighted |
| Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have weighted |
| he, she, it | has weighted | |
| Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had weighted |
| Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will weight |
| Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have weighted |
| Continuous Form | ||
| Present | I | am weighting |
| he, she, it | is weighting | |
| you, we, they | are weighting | |
| Past | I, he, she, it | was weighting |
| you, we, they | were weighting | |
| Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been weighting |
| he, she, it | has been weighting | |
| Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been weighting |
| Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be weighting |
| Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been weighting |
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- fishing lines weighted with lead
- Basically, by weighting the left rail the board turns to the right and viceversa.
- Telmex, the top weighted stock, gained a further 65 centavos at 24.55 pesos.
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES Recent research adds weight to the theory that the climate is changing. Some roofs collapsed beneath the weight of (=unable to support the weight of) so much snow. A weaker person would have buckled under the weight of criticism. Eating too many fatty foods could cause weight gain. You’re looking slim. Have you lost weight? The plane emptied its fuel tanks as it started losing altitude. During sleep, our spine no longer needs to support the weight of our body. The bench collapsed under the weight of (=unable to support the weight of) so many people. The pieces were unequal in length.COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADVERB
Recent research adds weight to the theory that the climate is changing. Some roofs collapsed beneath the weight of (=unable to support the weight of) so much snow. (=a baby’s weight when it is born)· Many factors may affect a baby’s birth weight.
· You have exactly the right body weight for your height.
A weaker person would have buckled under the weight of criticism. Eating too many fatty foods could cause weight gain.· The weight limit per bag is 20 kilos.
You’re looking slim. Have you lost weight? The plane emptied its fuel tanks as it started losing altitude. (=the problem of being too fat)· Patients with weight problems were put on a strict diet.
(=lose weight from your body)· Doing exercise is the best way to shed surplus weight.
During sleep, our spine no longer needs to support the weight of our body. The bench collapsed under the weight of (=unable to support the weight of) so many people. The pieces were unequal in length.· White's body was found stabbed and weighted down in a lake near Cirencester in 1989.· She tried to roll over but her body seemed weighted down, turned to stone.· Suddenly, it dredges up ghosts weighted down and buried in haste after a fierce battle.· The second one was doing a lot of drugs to keep her weight down.· Maybe it never will, if it was weighted down, but we should have enough even without that.· I threw the head weighted down with stones into a canal.· A sodden heaviness weighted down her limbs.· The place is electric with drama, with something weighty, weighted down more by the pressure of the storm.
NOUN· The index is a price-weighted list of 36 companies designed to measure the economy of west-central Florida.
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES► it/that is a load/weight off somebody’s mind► punch above your weight► put on weight/12 lbs/4 kg etc► worth your/its etc weight in gold
- Does the tone and content of source C add weight to Snowden's argument? 11.
- Opposition leaders said the killing added weight to their demands for a change in government.
- Perhaps the enormous anti-Gorbachev demonstrations in Moscow do add weight to that particular reaction.
- The device of a court of five judges was adopted to add weight to the reconsideration of the earlier cases.
- The function of the double bassoon is to add weight to the bass.
- Three strengths of the study add weight to its conclusions.
- You can change the center of gravity by adding weight to one part of the object.
- I lent weight to his side of the story but they sent him down.
- In these circumstances it was the business of responsible churchmen to lend support to the monarch in every way they could.
- Not withstanding the need for more investigation, the evidence surveyed in the previous chapter certainly lends weight to this view.
- President Clinton lent support to the bill Monday.
- Recognising this paradox lends weight to the patriarchy thesis, explaining away many apparent counter-examples.
- Some psychoanalytic writing appears to lend support to these assumptions.
- The recent closures of the paper mill and the aluminium smelter at Invergordon lend weight to this argument.
- These results lend support to the idea that tenascin alternative splice forms may also have functional significance at the protein level.
- Documents must not be handed to drivers or otherwise issued with blank spaces for recording particulars of tare weights or net weights.
- Ari was exhausted by the sheer weight of first impressions of the city.
- First, there was the sheer size of his positions.
- He forced though - even if going back: the sheer weight of his blows - Anton down on his hands and knees.
- He was slightly taken aback by the sheer size of the girl.
- I grow bored with the sheer size of the glass and have to force myself to continue, he wrote.
- One of the difficulties is the sheer size of the family.
- The intensity of the introductions made me tremble, overtaken by the sheer weight of their status.
- Then there's the sheer size of the damn thing.
- She likes to throw her weight around -- it makes her feel important.
- The commission has a reputation for throwing its weight around.
- Why is everyone so upset? Has George been throwing his weight around again?
- But being annual they would be open to reprisals if they threw their weight around too much.
- But that bloody Caitlin, he had to throw his weight around.
- Do we in petty ways throw our weight around?
- How dare the Nottinghamshire police suppose they can throw their weight around in this way?
- It's a chance for rugby to throw its weight around.
- Maybe she could have handled that a little more tactfully instead of sounding as though she was throwing her weight around.
- Mortgage traders were the sort of fat people who grunt from the belly and throw their weight around, like sumo wrestlers.
- The apprentice was some distant relation of Pollitt's wife; that'd be why he was throwing his weight around.
- Bahlman is throwing his weight behind the cultural center proposal.
- But Gloucester learnt their lesson and threw their weight behind the task.
- Chris is following in the footsteps of other Merseyside sports personalities by throwing his weight behind drugs prevention.
- Feminists threw their weight behind Mrs Killea's campaign, and hundreds of students attended a rally in support of abortion rights.
- The idea has been mooted of throwing our weight behind her version.
- When the idea hit the streets, we at Guitarist were unanimous in wanting to throw our weight behind the project.
- Why he chose to throw his weight behind a man who stood such a slender chance remains unclear.
WORD FAMILYadjectiveoverweight ≠ underweightweightedweightyweightlessnounweightweightsweightingverbweighoutweighweight
1 (also weight down) to fix a heavy object to something in order to keep it in placeweight something (down) with something The fishing nets are weighted down with lead.2to change something slightly so that you give more importance to particular ideas or peopleweight something in favour of somebody/something a temptation to weight the report in favour of the option you want