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weight
measurement of heaviness or mass: I was dismayed by how much weight I had gained.
Not to be confused with:
wait – postpone; linger; remain; stay: Wait with me for the bus.
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weight
(wāt)n. Abbr. wt. or w
1. A measure of the heaviness of an object: a contest to guess the weight of a pig.
2. The force with which a body is attracted to Earth or another celestial body, equal to the product of the object's mass and the acceleration of gravity.
3.
a. A unit measure of gravitational force: a table of weights and measures.
b. A system of such measures: avoirdupois weight; troy weight.
4. An object used principally to exert a force by virtue of its gravitational attraction to Earth, especially:
a. A metallic solid used as a standard of comparison in weighing.
b. An object used to hold something else down.
c. A counterbalance in a machine.
d. Sports A heavy object, such as a dumbbell, lifted for exercise or in athletic competition.
5. Excessive fat; corpulence: exercising in order to lose weight.
6. Statistics A factor assigned to a number in a computation, as in determining an average, to increase or decrease the number's effect on the computation, reflecting its importance.
7. Oppressiveness; pressure: the weight of responsibilities.
8. The greater part; preponderance: The weight of the evidence is against the defendant.
9.
a. Influence, importance, or authority: Her approval carried great weight. See Synonyms at importance.
b. Ponderous quality: the weight of the speaker's words.
10. Sports A classification according to comparative lightness or heaviness. Often used in combination: a heavyweight boxer.
11.
a. The heaviness or thickness of a fabric in relation to a particular season or use. Often used in combination: a summerweight jacket.
b. A measure of the relative thickness of yarn.
tr.v. weight·ed, weight·ing, weights
Idioms: 1. To make heavy or heavier: Our backpacks were weighted down with food and other essentials.
2. To cause to feel concerned, sad, or preoccupied; burden or oppress: He was weighted with guilt.
3. To increase the weight or body of (fabrics) by treating with chemicals.
4. Statistics To assign weights or a weight to.
5. To cause to have a slant or bias: weighted the rules in favor of homeowners.
6. Sports To assign to (a horse) the weight it must carry as a handicap in a race.
by weight
According to weight rather than volume or other measure.
make weight
Sports To weigh within the limits stipulated for an athletic contest.
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weight
(weɪt)n
1. a measure of the heaviness of an object; the amount anything weighs
2. (General Physics) physics the vertical force experienced by a mass as a result of gravitation. It equals the mass of the body multiplied by the acceleration of free fall. Its units are units of force (such as newtons or poundals) but it is often given as a mass unit (kilogram or pound). Symbol: W
3. (Units) a system of units used to express the weight of a substance: troy weight.
4. (Units) a unit used to measure weight: the kilogram is the weight used in the metric system.
5. any mass or heavy object used to exert pressure or weigh down
6. an oppressive force: the weight of cares.
7. any heavy load: the bag was such a weight.
8. the main or greatest force: preponderance: the weight of evidence.
9. importance, influence, or consequence: his opinion carries weight.
10. (Statistics) statistics one of a set of coefficients assigned to items of a frequency distribution that are analysed in order to represent the relative importance of the different items
11. (Printing, Lithography & Bookbinding) printing the apparent blackness of a printed typeface
12. (Recreational Drugs) slang a pound of a drug, esp cannabis
13. pull one's weight informal to do one's full or proper share of a task
14. throw one's weight around informal to act in an overauthoritarian or aggressive manner
vb (tr)
15. to add weight to
16. to burden or oppress
17. to add importance, value, etc, to one side rather than another; bias; favour: a law weighted towards landlords.
18. (Statistics) statistics to attach a weight or weights to
19. (Textiles) to make (fabric, threads, etc) heavier by treating with mineral substances, etc
[Old English wiht; related to Old Frisian, Middle Dutch wicht, Old Norse vētt, German Gewicht]
ˈweighter n
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weight
(weɪt)n.
1. the amount or quantity of heaviness or mass; amount a thing weighs.
2. the force that gravitation exerts upon a body, equal to the mass of the body times the local acceleration of gravity.
3. a system of units for expressing heaviness or mass: avoirdupois weight.
4. a unit of heaviness or mass, as the pound.
5. a body of determinate mass, as of metal, for using on a balance or scale in weighing objects, substances, etc.
6. a specific quantity of a substance that is determined by weighing or that weighs a fixed amount.
7. any heavy load, mass, or object.
8. excess fat; corpulence: to lose weight.
9. an object used or useful solely because of its heaviness: the weights of a clock.
10. a mental or moral burden, as of care, sorrow, or responsibility.
11. importance, moment, consequence, or effective influence: an opinion of great weight.
12.
a. a barbell, dumbbell, or similar heavy apparatus lifted or held for exercise, body building, or in athletic competition.
b. a replaceable metal disk of specific heaviness fastened to each end of a barbell.
13. a measure of the relative importance of an item in a statistical population.
14. (of clothing, textiles, etc.) relative heaviness or thickness as related to general or seasonal use (often used in combination): a winter-weight jacket.
15. (of type) the degree of blackness or boldness.
16. (esp. in boxing) a division or class to which a contestant or competitor belongs according to body weight.
17. the total amount the jockey, saddle, and leads must weigh on a racehorse during a race.
v.t. 18. to add weight to; load with additional weight.
19. to load (fabrics, threads, etc.) with mineral or other matter to increase the weight or bulk.
20. to burden with or as if with weight (often fol. by down).
21. to give a statistical weight to.
22. to bias or slant toward a particular goal or direction; manipulate.
23. to assign (a racehorse) a specific weight to carry in a race.
Idioms: 1. carry weight, to have importance or significance; influence.
2. pull one's (own) weight, to contribute one's share of work to a project or job.
3. throw one's weight around or about, to use one's power and influence, esp. improperly for personal gain.
[before 1000; Middle English (n.); Old English (ge)wiht (c. Middle High German gewichte, Old Norse vētt); see weigh, -th1]
weight′er, n.
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weight
(wāt)1. The force with which an object near the Earth or another celestial body is attracted toward the center of the body by gravity. An object's weight depends on its mass (the amount of matter it consists of) and the strength of the gravitational pull. On Earth, for example, an object weighs less at the top of a very high mountain than it does at sea level, simply because the gravitational pull at the top of the mountain is lower than it is at sea level.
2. A unit used as a measure of gravitational force: a table of weights and measures.
3. A system of such measures: avoirdupois weight; troy weight.
Usage It's easy to convert pounds into kilograms: just multiply the number of pounds by .45 (or if you want greater precision, use .4536). But no matter how many times you do this conversion, you will always be making a mistake, because a pound is a unit of force, while a kilogram is a unit of mass. A pound is a measure of the force that a gravitational field exerts on an object. As such, a pound is a unit of weight, not of mass. An object's mass is its ability to resist changes in the speed or direction of its motion, and it is always the same regardless of what forces are acting upon it. If you were walking on the moon, for example, your mass would be the same as it is on the Earth, but your weight would be one sixth of what it is on the Earth because of the lower gravitational pull of the moon. If this is so, you might ask, how can my science teacher ask me to convert pounds into kilograms? When we make such conversions, we are assuming that the object in question is on the Earth, at sea level, where the conversion factor works for all practical purposes.
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Weight
an unidentified group, used to counter or support arguments.Examples: weight of affection, 1587; of argument, 1787; of judgement, 1787; of opinion.
Dictionary of Collective Nouns and Group Terms. Copyright 2008 The Gale Group, Inc. All rights reserved.
weight
Past participle: weighted
Gerund: weighting
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weight
The pull of gravity on an object. Weight is measured in newtons.
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| Noun | 1. | weight - the vertical force exerted by a mass as a result of gravity physical property - any property used to characterize matter and energy and their interactions body weight - the weight of a person's body dead weight - a heavy motionless weight heaviness, weightiness - the property of being comparatively great in weight; "the heaviness of lead" poundage - weight expressed in pounds tare - the weight of a motor vehicle, railroad car, or aircraft without its fuel or cargo throw-weight - the weight of the payload of a missile (not including the weight of the rocket) weightlessness, lightness - the property of being comparatively small in weight; "the lightness of balsa wood" |
| 2. |  weight - sports equipment used in calisthenic exercises and weightlifting; it is not attached to anything and is raised and lowered by use of the hands and armsbarbell - a bar to which heavy discs are attached at each end; used in weightlifting dumbbell - an exercising weight; two spheres connected by a short bar that serves as a handle sports equipment - equipment needed to participate in a particular sport | |
| 3. | weight - the relative importance granted to something; "his opinion carries great weight"; "the progression implied an increasing weightiness of the items listed" importance - the quality of being important and worthy of note; "the importance of a well-balanced diet" | |
| 4. | weight - an artifact that is heavy bob - a hanging weight, especially a metal ball on a string counterbalance, counterpoise, counterweight, equaliser, equalizer, balance - a weight that balances another weight makeweight - a weight added to the scale to reach a required weight paperweight - a weight used to hold down a stack of papers sinker - a weight that sinks (as to hold nets or fishing lines under water) | |
| 5. | weight - an oppressive feeling of heavy force; "bowed down by the weight of responsibility" oppressiveness, oppression - a feeling of being oppressed | |
| 6. | weight - a system of units used to express the weight of something system of measurement, metric - a system of related measures that facilitates the quantification of some particular characteristic avoirdupois, avoirdupois weight - a system of weights based on the 16-ounce pound (or 7,000 grains) troy, troy weight - a system of weights used for precious metals and gemstones; based on a 12-ounce pound and an ounce of 480 grains | |
| 7. | weight - a unit used to measure weight; "he placed two weights in the scale pan" unit, unit of measurement - any division of quantity accepted as a standard of measurement or exchange; "the dollar is the United States unit of currency"; "a unit of wheat is a bushel"; "change per unit volume" troy unit - any of the unit of the troy system of weights apothecaries' unit, apothecaries' weight - any weight unit used in pharmacy; an ounce is equal to 480 grains and a pound is equal to 12 ounces arroba - a unit of weight used in some Spanish speaking countries cattie, catty - any of various units of weight used in southeastern Asia (especially a Chinese measure equal to 500 grams) crith - the weight of a liter of hydrogen (at 0 centigrade and 760 millimeters pressure) frail - the weight of a frail (basket) full of raisins or figs; between 50 and 75 pounds last - a unit of weight equal to 4,000 pounds maund - a unit of weight used in Asia; has different values in different countries; "the official maund in India is 82.6 pounds avoirdupois" obolus - a Greek unit of weight equal to one tenth of a gram oka - a Turkish unit of weight equal to about 2.75 pounds picul - a unit of weight used in some parts of Asia; approximately equal to 133 pounds (the load a grown man can carry) pood - a Russian unit of weight equal to approximately 36 pounds rotl - a unit of weight used in some Moslem countries near the Mediterranean; varies between one and five pounds tael - a unit of weight used in east Asia approximately equal to 1.3 ounces tod - a unit of weight for wool equal to about 28 pounds welterweight - a weight of 28 pounds; sometimes imposed as a handicap in a horse race (such as a steeplechase) | |
| 8. | weight - (statistics) a coefficient assigned to elements of a frequency distribution in order to represent their relative importance statistics - a branch of applied mathematics concerned with the collection and interpretation of quantitative data and the use of probability theory to estimate population parameters coefficient - a constant number that serves as a measure of some property or characteristic | |
| Verb | 1. |  weight - weight down with a load overburden - load with excessive weight plumb - weight with lead charge - fill or load to capacity; "charge the wagon with hay" saddle - load or burden; encumber; "he saddled me with that heavy responsibility" |
| 2. | weight - present with a bias; "He biased his presentation so as to please the share holders" bias, predetermine - cause to be biased |
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weight
noun
1. heaviness, mass, burden, poundage, pressure, load, gravity, tonnage, heft (informal), avoirdupois Try to reduce the weight of the load.
3. importance, force, power, moment, value, authority, influence, bottom, impact, import, muscle, consequence, substance, consideration, emphasis, significance, sway, clout (informal), leverage, efficacy, mana (N.Z.), persuasiveness That argument no longer carries much weight.
4. burden, pressure, load, strain, oppression, albatross, millstone, encumbrance He heaved a sigh of relief. `That's a great weight off my mind.'
5. preponderance, mass, bulk, main body, most, majority, onus, lion's share, greatest force, main force, best or better part The weight of evidence suggests that he is guilty.
verb
2. bias, load, slant, unbalance The electoral law is still heavily weighted in favour of the ruling party.
3. burden, handicap, oppress, impede, weigh down, encumber, overburden His life was a struggle, weighted with failures and disappointments.
Weights and measures
Imperial system
| Linear | |
|---|---|
| mile, furlong, rod, yard, foot, inch, mil | Square |
| square mile, acre, square rod, square yard, square foot, square inch | Weight |
| ton, hundredweight, stone, pound, ounce | Land |
| square mile, acre, square rod, square yard | Volume |
| cubic yard, cubic foot, cubic inch | Liquid volume |
| gallon, quart, pint, fluid ounce |
Metric system
| Linear | |
|---|---|
| kilometre, metre, centimetre, millimetre | Square |
| square kilometre, square metre, square centimetre, square millimetre | Weight |
| tonne, kilogram, gram | Land |
| square kilometre, hectare, are | Volume |
| cubic metre, cubic decimetre, cubic centimetre, cubic millimetre | Liquid volume |
| litre, millilitre |
Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002
weight
noun1. The state or quality of being physically heavy:
Informal: avoirdupois.
2. A duty or responsibility that is a source of anxiety, worry, or hardship:
Informal: headache.
3. The greatest part or portion:
6. The quality or state of being important:
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Translations
وَزْنيَزيد وَزْنايُوازِن، يشُد إلى أسْفَل بإضافَةِ وَزْنأهَمِيَّه، شأْنحِمْل، عِبء
hmotnostváha
vægt=-lodbyrdegøre tungerehåndvægt
kaalkaaluma
painopuntti
težina
nehezékkel ellátsúlytömeg
byrîihalda niîri meî fargilóîmikilvægiòyngd
重さ
무게
greutate
činky
dvigati utežitežautež
viktviktamassatyngd
น้ำหนัก
trọng lượng
weight
[weɪt]A. N
1. (= heaviness) → peso m
sold by weight → vendido a peso
to gain weight → engordar, ganar peso
a package three kilos in weight → un paquete que pesa tres kilos, un paquete de tres kilos
to lose weight → adelgazar, perder peso
to put on weight → engordar, ganar peso
the fence couldn't take his weight and collapsed → la valla no aguantó su peso y se vino abajo
to take the weight off one's feet → sentarse a descansar
to chuck or throw one's weight about → ir de sargento
to throw one's weight behind sb → apoyar a algn con toda su fuerza
the government is throwing its weight behind the reforms → el gobierno está apoyando con toda su fuerza las reformas
it is worth its weight in gold → vale su peso en oro
that's a weight off my mind → eso me quita un peso de encima
he doesn't pull his weight → no hace su parte or lo que le corresponde
sold by weight → vendido a peso
to gain weight → engordar, ganar peso
a package three kilos in weight → un paquete que pesa tres kilos, un paquete de tres kilos
to lose weight → adelgazar, perder peso
to put on weight → engordar, ganar peso
the fence couldn't take his weight and collapsed → la valla no aguantó su peso y se vino abajo
to take the weight off one's feet → sentarse a descansar
to chuck or throw one's weight about → ir de sargento
to throw one's weight behind sb → apoyar a algn con toda su fuerza
the government is throwing its weight behind the reforms → el gobierno está apoyando con toda su fuerza las reformas
it is worth its weight in gold → vale su peso en oro
that's a weight off my mind → eso me quita un peso de encima
he doesn't pull his weight → no hace su parte or lo que le corresponde
2. (in clock, for scales) → pesa f; (= heavy object) → peso m
weights and measures → pesas fpl y medidas
the doctor has forbidden me to lift heavy weights → el médico me ha prohibido levantar peso
weights and measures → pesas fpl y medidas
the doctor has forbidden me to lift heavy weights → el médico me ha prohibido levantar peso
3. (fig) (= importance) → peso m
these are arguments of some weight → son argumentos de cierto peso
those arguments carry great weight with the minister → esos argumentos influyen poderosamente en el ministro
those arguments carry no weight with the minister → esos argumentos no influyen en el ministro
they won by sheer weight of numbers → ganaron simplemente porque eran más
to give due weight to sth → dar la debida importancia a algo
to lend weight to sth → darle más peso a algo
these are arguments of some weight → son argumentos de cierto peso
those arguments carry great weight with the minister → esos argumentos influyen poderosamente en el ministro
those arguments carry no weight with the minister → esos argumentos no influyen en el ministro
they won by sheer weight of numbers → ganaron simplemente porque eran más
to give due weight to sth → dar la debida importancia a algo
to lend weight to sth → darle más peso a algo
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
weight
[ˈweɪt] n
(= amount weighed) → poids m
What is your height and weight? → Quel est votre taille et votre poids?
What weight are you? → Combien pesez-vous?, Quel est votre poids?
to lose weight → maigrir, perdre du poids
to put on weight → grossir
sold by weight → vendu au poids
What is your height and weight? → Quel est votre taille et votre poids?
What weight are you? → Combien pesez-vous?, Quel est votre poids?
to lose weight → maigrir, perdre du poids
to put on weight → grossir
sold by weight → vendu au poids
(= worry) → poids m
A great weight lifted from me → Je me sentis soulagé d'un grand poids.
a weight of responsibility → le poids des responsabilités
A great weight lifted from me → Je me sentis soulagé d'un grand poids.
a weight of responsibility → le poids des responsabilités
to carry weight (= be respected) → avoir du poids
to pull one's weight (= do one's share) → faire sa part de travail
to throw one's weight around → faire de l'autorité
to throw one's weight behind sth (= support) → peser de tout son poids en faveur de qch
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weight
n
(= heaviness, also Phys) → Gewicht nt; (Sport, esp Boxing) → Gewichtsklasse f, → Gewicht nt (inf); (of cloth) → Schwere f; (of blow) → Wucht f, → Heftigkeit f; 3 kilos in weight → 3 Kilo Gewicht, ein Gewicht von 3 Kilo; the grocer gave me short weight → der Kaufmann hat (mir) schlecht or knapp gewogen; a suit in a heavier weight for winter → ein Anzug in einer schwereren Qualität für den Winter; a blow without much weight behind it → ein Schlag mit wenig or ohne viel Wucht or Kraft dahinter; to feel/test the weight of something → sehen/probieren, wie schwer etw ist; the branches broke under the weight of the snow → die Zweige brachen unter der Schneelast; to gain or put on weight → zunehmen; to lose weight → abnehmen; he carries his weight well → man sieht ihm sein Gewicht nicht an; I hope the chair takes my weight → ich hoffe, der Stuhl hält mein Gewicht aus; he’s/it’s worth his/its weight in gold → er/das ist Gold(es) wert
(= metal weight, unit of weight, heavy object) → Gewicht nt; weights and measures → Maße und Gewichte (+pl vb); to lift weights → Gewichte heben; will he manage to lift the 90kg weight? → wird er die 90 Kilo heben können?; the doctor warned him not to lift heavy weights → der Arzt warnte ihn davor, schwere Lasten zu heben; she’s quite a weight → sie ist ganz schön schwer
(fig: = load, burden) → Last f; the weight of evidence → die Beweislast; they won by weight of numbers → sie gewannen durch die zahlenmäßige Überlegenheit; that’s a weight off my mind → mir fällt ein Stein vom Herzen
(fig: = importance) → Bedeutung f, → Gewicht nt; he/his opinion carries no weight → seine Stimme/Meinung hat kein Gewicht or fällt nicht ins Gewicht; those arguments carry weight with the minister/carry great weight → diesen Argumenten misst der Minister Gewicht bei/wird großes Gewicht beigemessen; to give due weight to an argument → einem Argument das entsprechende Gewicht geben or beimessen; to add weight to something → einer Sache (dat) → zusätzliches Gewicht geben or verleihen; to pull one’s weight → seinen Teil dazutun, seinen Beitrag leisten; to put or throw one’s full weight behind somebody/something → sich mit seinem ganzen Gewicht or mit dem ganzen Gewicht seiner Persönlichkeit für jdn/etw einsetzen; to throw or chuck (inf) one’s weight about (Brit) or around → seinen Einfluss geltend machen
vt
(= make heavier, put weights on) → beschweren
(fig: = bias) results → verfälschen; to weight something in favour (Brit) or favor (US) of/against somebody → etw zu jds Gunsten/gegen jdn beeinflussen; to weight something in favour (Brit) or favor (US) of/against something → etw zugunsten or zu Gunsten einer Sache/gegen etw beeinflussen; to be weighted in favour (Brit) or favor (US) of somebody/something → so angelegt sein, dass es zugunsten or zu Gunsten einer Person/Sache ist; to be weighted against somebody/something → jdn/etw benachteiligen
weight
:weight advantage
n (Sport) → Gewichtsvorteil m
weight category
n (Sport) → Gewichtsklasse f
weight-conscious
adj → gewichtsbewusst
weight
:weightless
adj → schwerelos
weightlessness
n → Schwerelosigkeit f
weightlifter
n → Gewichtheber(in) m(f)
weightlifting
n → Gewichtheben nt
weight loss
n no pl → Gewichtsverlust m
weight reduction
n → Gewichtsreduzierung f
weight training
n → Kraft- or Gewichtstraining nt
weight watcher
n → Figurbewusste(r) mf
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weight
[weɪt]1. n
a. (gen) (fig) → peso
sold by weight → venduto/a a peso
it (or he ) is worth its (or his ) weight in gold → vale tanto oro quanto pesa
to put on/lose weight → ingrassare/dimagrire
to carry weight (fig) → avere peso
these are arguments of some weight → questi sono argomenti di un certo peso
that's a weight off my mind → mi sono tolto un peso
they won by sheer weight of numbers → hanno vinto solo per superiorità numerica
to chuck or throw one's weight about (fam) → fare il/la prepotente
he doesn't pull his weight → non lavora quanto dovrebbe
sold by weight → venduto/a a peso
it (or he ) is worth its (or his ) weight in gold → vale tanto oro quanto pesa
to put on/lose weight → ingrassare/dimagrire
to carry weight (fig) → avere peso
these are arguments of some weight → questi sono argomenti di un certo peso
that's a weight off my mind → mi sono tolto un peso
they won by sheer weight of numbers → hanno vinto solo per superiorità numerica
to chuck or throw one's weight about (fam) → fare il/la prepotente
he doesn't pull his weight → non lavora quanto dovrebbe
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
weigh
(wei) verb1. to find the heaviness of (something) by placing it on a scale. He weighed himself on the bathroom scales; You must have your luggage weighed at the airport.
2. to be equal to in heaviness. This parcel weighs one kilo; How much / What does this box weigh?
3. to be a heavy burden to. She was weighed down with two large suitcases.
weight (weit) noun1. the amount which a person or thing weighs. He's put on a lot of weight (= got much fatter) over the years.
2. a piece of metal etc of a standard weight. seven-pound weight.
3. a heavy object, especially one for lifting as a sport. He lifts weights to develop his muscles.
4. burden; load. You have taken a weight off my mind.
5. importance. Her opinion carries a lot of weight.
verb1. to attach, or add, a weight or weights to. The plane is weighted at the nose so that it balances correctly in flight.
2. to hold down by attaching weights. They weighted the balloon to prevent it from flying away.
ˈweightless adjective not affected by the earth's gravity pull. The astronauts became weightless on going into orbit round the earth.
ˈweightlessness nounˈweighty adjective
1. important. a weighty reason.
2. heavy.
ˈweightily adverbˈweightiness noun
ˈweighing-machine noun
a (public) machine for weighing people, loads etc; a scale. I weighed myself on the weighing-machine at the railway station.
ˈweightlifting noun the sport of lifting weights.
weigh anchor to lift a ship's anchor in preparation for sailing.
weigh in to find one's weight before a fight, after a horse-race etc ( ˈweigh-in) nounweigh out
to measure out by weighing. He weighed out six kilos of sand.
weigh up to calculate, estimate; to consider. He weighed up his chances of success.
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weight
→ وَزْن hmotnost vægt Gewicht βάρος peso paino poids težina peso 重さ 무게 gewicht vekt waga peso вес vikt น้ำหนัก ağırlık trọng lượng 重量Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
weight
n. peso;
birth ___ → ___ al nacer;
___ gain → aumento de ___;
___ loss → pérdida de ___.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012
weight
n peso; (sports) pesa; excess — sobrepeso; ideal body — peso corporal ideal; lean body — peso corporal magro; to lift weights levantar pesasEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.