weight

n 1: the vertical force exerted by a mass as a result of gravity

2: equipment used in calisthenic exercises and weightlifting

[syn: {exercising weight}]

3: the relative importance granted to something; "his opinion

carries great weight"

4: an artifact that is heavy

5: an oppressive feeling of heavy force; "bowed down by the

weight of responsibility"

6: a system of units used to express the weight of something

[syn: {system of weights}]

7: a unit used to measure weight; "he placed two weights in the

scale pan" [syn: {weight unit}]

8: (statistics) a coefficient assigned to elements of a

frequency distribution in order to represent their

relative importance [syn: {weighting}]

v 1: weight down with a load [syn: {burden}, {burthen}, {weight

down}] [ant: {unburden}]

2: present with a bias [syn: {slant}, {angle}]