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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024weight /weɪt/USA pronunciation n. - Weights and Measuresthe amount something weighs: [uncountable]He wants to lose weight.[countable* usually singular]at a weight of over a pound.
- Physics[uncountable] the gravitational force exerted upon a body.
- Weights and Measures a system of units for expressing heaviness or mass:[countable]a table of weights and measures.
- Weights and Measures[countable] a piece of metal or the like that is known to be of certain mass and is used in weighing on a balance or scale.
- [countable] a heavy object used to hold something open or down.
- a burden, as of responsibility:[countable]The debts were a weight on his mind.
- importance, consequence, significance, or influence:[uncountable]His opinion carries great weight with the boss.
- Sport[countable] a heavy piece of equipment lifted or held for exercise or body building or in athletic competition.
v. - to add weight to;
make heavier, so as to prevent or hinder easy movement: [~ (+ down) + object]to weight (down) the papers on his desk.[~ + object (+ down)]to weight them (down). - [~ + object] to burden with or as if with weight.
Idioms- Idioms pull one's (own) weight, to contribute one's share of work to a job.
- Idioms throw one's weight around or about, to use one's power and influence, esp. improperly for personal gain.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024weight (wāt),USA pronunciation n. - Weights and Measuresthe amount or quantity of heaviness or mass;
amount a thing weighs. - Physicsthe force that gravitation exerts upon a body, equal to the mass of the body times the local acceleration of gravity: commonly taken, in a region of constant gravitational acceleration, as a measure of mass.
- Weights and Measuresa system of units for expressing heaviness or mass:avoirdupois weight.
- Weights and Measuresa unit of heaviness or mass:The pound is a common weight in English-speaking countries.
- Weights and Measuresa body of determinate mass, as of metal, for using on a balance or scale in weighing objects, substances, etc.
- Weights and Measuresa specific quantity of a substance that is determined by weighing or that weighs a fixed amount:a half-ounce weight of gold dust.
- any heavy load, mass, or object:Put down that weight and rest your arms.
- an object used or useful solely because of its heaviness:the weights of a clock.
- a mental or moral burden, as of care, sorrow, or responsibility:Knowing you are safe takes a weight off my mind.
- importance, moment, consequence, or effective influence:an opinion of great weight.
- Statisticsa measure of the relative importance of an item in a statistical population.
- Textiles(of clothing, textiles, etc.)
- relative heaviness or thickness as related to warmth or to seasonal use (often used in combination):a winter-weight jacket.
- relative heaviness or thickness as related to use:a bolt of coat-weight woolen cloth.
- Printing(of type) the degree of blackness or boldness.
- Sport(esp. in boxing) a division or class to which a contestant belongs according to how much he weighs:two brothers who fight professionally in the same weight.
- Sportthe total amount the jockey, saddle, and leads must weigh on a racehorse during a race, according to the conditions of the race:Jacinto has a weight of 122 pounds in the seventh race.
- Phoneticsthe stress or accent value given a sound, syllable, or word.
- by weight, according to measurement of heaviness or mass:Rates are determined by weight.
- carry weight, to have importance or significance;
influence:Her opinion is certain to carry weight. - pull one's weight, to contribute one's rightful share of work to a project or job:We will finish in time if we each pull our weight.Also, pull one's own weight.
- throw one's weight around or about, to use one's power and influence, esp. beyond the bounds of propriety, to secure some personal gain.
v.t. - to add weight to;
load with additional weight:to weight sacks before dumping them overboard. - Textilesto load (fabrics, threads, etc.) with mineral or other matter to increase the weight or bulk.
- to burden with or as if with weight (often fol. by down):Financial worries have weighted that family down for years.
- Statisticsto give a statistical weight to.
- to bias or slant toward a particular goal or direction;
manipulate:The teacher weighted the test so students who had read both books would make the highest marks. - Sportto assign (a racehorse) a specific weight to carry in a race:The handicapper weighted Dapper Dan with 128 pounds.
- bef. 1000; Middle English (noun, nominal); Old English wiht (cognate with Dutch wicht, German Gewicht); see weigh, -th1
- 10.See corresponding entry in Unabridged effect, power, efficacy, import, significance.
- 23.See corresponding entry in Unabridged oppress, encumber, saddle, load.
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