noun
the vertical force exerted by a mass as a result of gravity
noun
sports equipment used in calisthenic exercises and weightlifting
Synonyms
free weight
exercising weight
Examples
- it is not attached to anything and is raised and lowered by use of the hands and arms
noun
the relative importance granted to something
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Examples
- his opinion carries great weight
- the progression implied an increasing weightiness of the items listed
noun
an artifact that is heavy
noun
an oppressive feeling of heavy force
Examples
- bowed down by the weight of responsibility
noun
a system of units used to express the weight of something
Synonyms
system of weights
noun
a unit used to measure weight
Synonyms
weight unit
Examples
- he placed two weights in the scale pan
noun
(statistics) a coefficient assigned to elements of a frequency distribution in order to represent their relative importance
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verb
weight down with a load
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verb
present with a bias
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Examples
- He biased his presentation so as to please the share holders