dead weightnoun [ C usually singular ]
uk/ˌded ˈweɪt/us/ˌded ˈweɪt/the heaviness of a person or object that cannot or does not move by itself:
She may be small but, when I have to carry her upstairs after she's fallen asleep, she's a dead weight (US also she is dead weight).
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Measurements of weight & mass
- atomic mass unit
- BMI
- body mass index
- centigram
- ct
- cwt
- gm
- grammage
- gramme
- kilo
- kt
- mg
- milligram
- ounce
- oz
- stone
- ton
- tonnage
- tonne
- weigh
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