weight in English
- weight⇄expr. by weight, measured by weighing.
Ex. The proportions of acid and water were equal by weight. - weight⇄expr. carry weight, to be of importance; count.
Ex. What he says carries much weight with me. - weight⇄expr. pull one's weight, to do one's part or share.
Ex. In boating phraseology, he ""pulled his weight"" ...; he was not a mere passenger (London Daily News). - weight⇄expr. throw one's weight around (or about), (Informal.) to make too much use of one's rank or position; assert one's importance improperly or excessively.
Ex. The varsity star became unpopular after he began to throw his weight around. - weight⇄noun 1. how heavy a thing is; amount a thing weighs.
Ex. to find the weight of a feather or a rock. That man's weight is 175 pounds.
2a. the quality that makes all things tend toward the center of the earth; heaviness; ponderability.
E - weight⇄v.t. 1. to load down; burden.
Ex. a heavily weighted truck, a person weighted by care. Job was weighted with troubles.
2. to add weight to; put weight on.
Ex. The elevator is weighted too heavily.
3. to load (fabric or thread) w - weight⇄weight, noun, verb.
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