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UK
/wˈeɪt/
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[ US /ˈweɪt/ ]
[ US /ˈweɪt/ ]
VERB
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present with a bias
He biased his presentation so as to please the share holders - weight down with a load
NOUN
- a system of units used to express the weight of something
- (statistics) a coefficient assigned to elements of a frequency distribution in order to represent their relative importance
- 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 arms
- the vertical force exerted by a mass as a result of gravity
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the relative importance granted to something
his opinion carries great weight
the progression implied an increasing weightiness of the items listed -
a unit used to measure weight
he placed two weights in the scale pan -
an oppressive feeling of heavy force
bowed down by the weight of responsibility - an artifact that is heavy
How To Use weight In A Sentence
- What we do not know are the precise weighting of factors that go into why prices increase at any particular time.
- Assuming that 15 pound breaking strain line is used, an angler using monofilament might have to use a six or eight ounce sinker and use a 20 lb class rod to carry that sinker weight.
- It is just as well that this doubly weighty volume, which offers a lot of poems for the pound, tends to reward the effort it demands. The Times Literary Supplement
- As for leisure activities, a few old weights and a sledgehammer is the gym. CNN Transcript Sep 10, 2009
- Diving underweighted can lead to buoyant ascents at the end of the dive, so I am not advocating that everyone knocks a couple of kilos off the next time they dive.
- When alive, the spiders kept on the gaster-only diet initially grew but then shriveled, while those eating the head, legs and thoraces thrived, with some tripling their weight. Why Spiders Always Devour Ants Head First | Impact Lab
- Eating disorders, anorexia nervosa, and bulimia nervosa, are characterised by morbid preoccupation with weight and shape and manifest through distorted or chaotic eating behaviour.
- Take the maximum draw weight of the bow required and multiply this by a factor of 5.
- Wildlife Watching Supplies stock a wide range of materials, olive green or camouflage pattern, lightweight, medium and heavy weight, showerproofed polycotton and waterproof nylon.
- She huffed, stood up, arched her back in a heavyweight stretch, turned to the fountain and started in on a long, long drink.