weightmeasurement 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.Abused, Confused, & Misused Words by Mary Embree Copyright © 2007, 2013 by Mary Embreeweight (w?t)n. Abbr. wt. or w1. 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 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.Idioms: by weight According to weight rather than volume or other measure. make weight Sports To weigh within the limits stipulated for an athletic contest.[Middle English wight, from Old English wiht; see wegh- in Indo-European roots.]American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.weight (we?t) n1. a measure of the heaviness of an object; the amount anything weighs2. (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 down6. 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 items11. (Printing, Lithography & Bookbinding) printing the apparent blackness of a printed typeface12. (Recreational Drugs) slang a pound of a drug, esp cannabis13. pull one’s weight informal to do one’s full or proper share of a task14. throw one’s weight around informal to act in an overauthoritarian or aggressive mannervb (tr) 15. to add weight to16. to burden or oppress17. 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 to19. (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 v?tt, German Gewicht] ?weighter nCollins English Dictionary ? Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014weight (we?t) 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 v?tt); see weigh, -th1] weight?er, n. Random House Kernerman Webster’s College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved.weight (w?t)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.The American Heritage® Student Science Dictionary, Second Edition. Copyright © 2014 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.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.weightPast participle: weightedGerund: weightingImperativePresentPreteritePresent ContinuousPresent PerfectPast ContinuousPast PerfectFutureFuture PerfectFuture ContinuousPresent Perfect ContinuousFuture Perfect ContinuousPast Perfect ContinuousConditionalPast ConditionalImperativeweightweightPresentI weightyou weighthe/she/it weightswe weightyou weightthey weightPreteriteI weightedyou weightedhe/she/it weightedwe weightedyou weightedthey weightedPresent ContinuousI am weightingyou are weightinghe/she/it is weightingwe are weightingyou are weightingthey are weightingPresent PerfectI have weightedyou have weightedhe/she/it has weightedwe have weightedyou have weightedthey have weightedPast ContinuousI was weightingyou were weightinghe/she/it was weightingwe were weightingyou were weightingthey were weightingPast PerfectI had weightedyou had weightedhe/she/it had weightedwe had weightedyou had weightedthey had weightedFutureI will weightyou will weighthe/she/it will weightwe will weightyou will weightthey will weightFuture PerfectI will have weightedyou will have weightedhe/she/it will have weightedwe will have weightedyou will have weightedthey will have weightedFuture ContinuousI will be weightingyou will be weightinghe/she/it will be weightingwe will be weightingyou will be weightingthey will be weightingPresent Perfect ContinuousI have been weightingyou have been weightinghe/she/it has been weightingwe have been weightingyou have been weightingthey have been weightingFuture Perfect ContinuousI will have been weightingyou will have been weightinghe/she/it will have been weightingwe will have been weightingyou will have been weightingthey will have been weightingPast Perfect ContinuousI had been weightingyou had been weightinghe/she/it had been weightingwe had been weightingyou had been weightingthey had been weightingConditionalI would weightyou would weighthe/she/it would weightwe would weightyou would weightthey would weightPast ConditionalI would have weightedyou would have weightedhe/she/it would have weightedwe would have weightedyou would have weightedthey would have weightedCollins English Verb Tables © HarperCollins Publishers 2011weightThe pull of gravity on an object. Weight is measured in newtons.Dictionary of Unfamiliar Words by Diagram Group Copyright © 2008 by Diagram Visual Information Limited