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weight
noun
how
heavy
something
is
,
shown
as
a
number
or
felt
as
heaviness
•
The
elephant's
weight
is
more
than
five
thousand
kilograms
.
The
elephant's
weight
is
more
than
five
thousand
kilograms
.
•
She
lost
a
lot
of
weight
after
changing
her
diet
.
She
lost
a
lot
of
weight
after
changing
her
diet
.
From
Old
English
‘
wiht
’
meaning
‘
heaviness
or
burden
’,
influenced
by
the
verb
‘
weigh
’.
noun
a
heavy
object
made
to
be
lifted
,
held
down
,
or
provide
balance
•
He
lifts
heavy
weights
at
the
gym
every
morning
.
He
lifts
heavy
weights
at
the
gym
every
morning
.
•
The
paper
was
held
down
by
a
small
metal
weight
on
the
desk
.
The
paper
was
held
down
by
a
small
metal
weight
on
the
desk
.
Same
origin
as
Sense
1
,
later
extended
to
refer
to
physical
objects
used
for
balancing
or
exercising
.
noun
importance
or
influence
that
something
or
someone
has
•
Her
opinion
carries
a
lot
of
weight
in
the
company
.
Her
opinion
carries
a
lot
of
weight
in
the
company
.
•
The
judge
gave
great
weight
to
the
eyewitness
testimony
.
The
judge
gave
great
weight
to
the
eyewitness
testimony
.
Figurative
use
dating
back
to
the
14th
century
,
extending
the
idea
of
physical
heaviness
to
abstract
importance
.
verb
to
make
something
heavier
or
to
give
one
part
more
importance
than
another
•
They
weighted
the
survey
results
to
reflect
the
age
distribution
of
the
country
.
They
weighted
the
survey
results
to
reflect
the
age
distribution
of
the
country
.
•
Please
weight
the
curtains
so
they
don't
fly
around
in
the
breeze
.
Please
weight
the
curtains
so
they
don't
fly
around
in
the
breeze
.
Derived
from
the
noun
,
first
used
as
a
verb
in
the
15th
century
meaning
‘
to
add
weight
’.