weight

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/weɪt/

noun 5verb 5name 1

Collocations

(noun.) amount sth weighs

ADJ

considerable, enormous, great, heavy, immense | light | gross, net | average, mean

sheer

The sheer weight of snow caused the roof to collapse during the storm.

VERB + WEIGHT

bear, carry, support

The strong wooden beams carry the weight of the entire roof structure.

bend/buckle/collapse/crack/sag/shift/sink beneath/under, give way beneath/under

The old wooden bridge began to sag under the weight of the heavy trucks.

crush sb beneath/under

creak/groan beneath/under

The old wooden bridge groaned under the weight of the heavy truck crossing it.

stagger/strain beneath/under

The old bridge began to strain under the weight of so many heavy trucks passing over it.

PREP

in ~

The average adult male is approximately 80 kilos in weight.

(noun.) weight of sb's body

ADJ

low | ideal, right | excess, surplus

target

She gained 15 pounds during lockdown and is now working hard to reach her target weight.

body

birth

The doctor said my newborn son had a healthy birth weight of seven pounds.

VERB + WEIGHT

watch

Since my doctor warned me about my health, I've been watching my weight more carefully.

gain, put on

lose, reduce, shed

After the accident, she had to reduce her weight gradually to avoid putting stress on her healing knee.

keep down

bear, carry, hold, support, stand, take

The old wooden bridge can barely support the weight of heavy trucks anymore.

put, rest

She rested her weight against the wall while waiting for the bus.

shift, transfer

The dancer transferred her weight onto her left leg as the music changed.

distribute

She distributed her weight carefully across the thin ice to avoid falling through.

hurl, throw

She hurled her weight against the stuck window until it finally gave way.

WEIGHT + VERB

go up, increase | go down, decrease, drop, fall, plummet, plunge

fluctuate

My weight fluctuated quite a bit while I was traveling last summer.

WEIGHT + NOUN

gain, loss | control | problem

(noun.) piece of metal

ADJ

heavy, large | light

VERB + WEIGHT

lift

My brother goes to the gym three times a week to lift weights and get stronger.

WEIGHT + NOUN

lifting, training

PHRASES

weights and measures

(noun.) heavy object

ADJ

heavy

dead

His body felt like dead weight as I helped him up the stairs after his accident.

leaden

She felt a leaden weight settle in her chest when she heard the bad news.

VERB + WEIGHT

lift

She lifts weights at the gym every morning to build muscle strength.

(noun.) importance/influence of sth

ADJ

due, sufficient

The safety concerns were given sufficient weight when designing the new playground equipment.

insufficient | considerable

sheer

The sheer weight of all those boxes made it impossible for one person to carry them alone.

economic, financial, intellectual, political

The small country's political weight grew after it joined the international alliance.

VERB + WEIGHT

attach, give, place

The teacher gave more weight to participation than test scores in the final grade.

carry

The teacher's recommendation carried significant weight when the university reviewed my application.

add, lend

Her support for the project added significant weight to the team's proposal during the meeting.

PHRASES

put/throw your weight behind sth, weight of numbers

The team finally won because they could put their weight behind a strong defense strategy.

Definitions

noun

The downwards force an object experiences due to gravity.

An object used to make something heavier.

A standardized block of metal used in a balance to measure the mass of another object.

Importance or influence.

I liked the man for his own sake, and even had he promised to turn out a celebrity it would have had no weight with me. I look upon notoriety with the same indifference as on the buttons on a man's shirt-front, or the crest on his note-paper.

Another knight came to settle on the island, a man of much weight and position, on whom the Adelantados of all the island relied, and who was made a magistrate.

An object, such as a weight plate or barbell, used for strength training.

He's working out with weights. Weight-bearing exercise is now understood to be just as important as cardio.

verb

To add weight to something; to make something heavier.

To load, burden or oppress someone.

To assign weights to individual statistics.

To bias something; to slant.

The criteria governing the choice of candidate were heavily weighted in his favor.

The U.K. economy is heavily weighted towards the service sector and the coronavirus pandemic could lead to a 10% fall in gross domestic product in the second quarter, according to economists at Jefferies.

name

A surname.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

noun — the relative importance granted to something

weightiness

noun — (statistics) a coefficient assigned to elements of a frequen

weighting

verb — present with a bias

verb — weight down with a load

Antonyms

unburden
disburden

Idioms & Phrases

carry one's weight

To contribute or produce one's fair share, as of work, money, etc.

I think our jobs here are secure as long as we each carry our weight.

pull one's weight

To contribute fairly and proportionately to a group effort; to do the work that one is obligated to.

He isn't really pulling his weight at work.

worth one's weight in gold

Very valuable.

I find my dog is worth her weight in gold on those long snowy weekends when I can't get out.

throw one's weight around

To exercise influence or authority, especially to an excessive degree or in an objectionable manner.

Jim was a tyrant who threw his weight around when it came to punishing his students.

punch below one's weight

To achieve or perform at a level lower than should be expected based on one's preparation, attributes, rank, or past accomplishments.

But the overall effect is flimsy and insubstantial, a gifted writer punching well below his weight.

Example Bank

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Another knight came to settle on the island, a man of much weight and position, on whom the Adelantados of all the island relied, and who was made a magistrate.

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"You surely are a man of some weight around here," I said.

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The criteria governing the choice of candidate were heavily weighted in his favor.

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With good peripheral vision he spots his teammate, Ray Evans, lurking in the scoring zone and sweeps a perfectly weighted pass to him.

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