[ C/U ] a quality of an object that is a measure of the force by which the earth attracts it, or an object considered as having this quality:

[ C/U ] A weight is also a piece of metal whose force toward earth has been measured, and by which you can measure other objects:

[ C/U ] A weight is also sports equipment, esp. a piece of metal attached to each end of a bar or to a special machine that you move or lift to strengthen your muscles:

[ U ] influence:

[ C or U ] how heavy something or someone is:

[ C ] any object that is heavy:

[ U ] the quality of being heavy:

[ C or U ] MEASURES a unit or system of units used for expressing how much an object weighs:

respect, influence, trust, or importance:

to give greater or lesser values to things to show how important they are compared to each other:

to organize something in a way that is likely to produce an advantage or disadvantage: