Synonym: angle, burden, burthen, exercising weight, free weight, slant, system of weights, weight down, weight unit, weightiness, weighting. Similar words: weigh, height, eighth, eighty, freight, highlight, neighbor, neighboring. Meaning: [weɪt] n. 1. the vertical force exerted by a mass as a result of gravity 2. 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 3. the relative importance granted to something 4. an artifact that is heavy 5. an oppressive feeling of heavy force 6. a system of units used to express the weight of something 7. a unit used to measure weight 8. (statistics) a coefficient assigned to elements of a frequency distribution in order to represent their relative importance. v. 1. weight down with a load 2. present with a bias.
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151. The government has thrown its weight behind the anti-pollution campaign.
152. He never used to be so fixated on losing weight.
153. Their backs were bowed under the weight of their packs.
154. They made a resolution to lose all the weight gained during the Christmas period.
155. She knew that her opinion carried very little weight .
156. The weight of the overcoat made it uncomfortable to wear.
157. The club leader was dismissed for trying to hurl his weight about, which the young people refused to accept.
158. Sir Leon lent his weight to the Tory campaign yesterday.
159. It felt as though a great weight had been lifted from us.
160. She must have gone through hell every day, the way we teased her about her weight.
161. No matter what your age, you can lose weight by following this program.
162. He actually had the temerity to tell her to lose weight.
163. It wasn't a conscious decision to lose weight. It just happened.
164. We can succeed only if everyone in the team pulls his weight.
165. The mule's back was hollowed by the weight of its burden.
166. The pillars have to support the weight of the roof.
167. She's neurotic about her weight - she weighs herself three times a day.
168. The plan is not likely to carry much weight with the authorities.
169. A diet to lose weight relies on calorie restriction in order to obtain results.
170. The lid of the box had been pushed in by the weight of the books on top.
171. Despite the vehicle's size and weight it is not difficult to drive.
172. During her illness her weight went down from 50 kilos to 40 kilos.
173. I've limited myself to 1 000 calories a day to try and lose weight.
174. He's always worrying about his weight, so if you want to hit him where it hurts, tell him he's looking a bit fat.
175. Since air has weight, it must press down on the surface of the earth.
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176. You've really got no need to worry about your weight.
177. His remarks about her weight provoked her into telling him to shut up.
178. If you put on another a pound weight the scale can be balanced.
179. The weight of fish snapped the fishing rod in two.
180. I've lost ten kilos in weight and I feel all the fitter for it.