the heaviness of a quantity or body; the amount that something a quantity or body weighs
the force with which a body is attracted towards the earth or another celestial body by gravitation, equal to the mass of the body multiplied by the local gravitational acceleration
a system of units of weight or mass
troy weight
any of the units of weight used in such a system
a piece of material, e.g. metal, of known weight for use in weighing articles
something heavy; a load
a heavy object used to hold or press something down or as a counterbalance
the weights of the clock
a heavy object thrown or lifted as an athletic exercise or contest
the quality of a fabric, e.g. lightness or closeness of weave, that makes it suitable for a particular use
any of the classes into which contestants in certain sports, e.g. boxing and wrestling, are divided according to body weight
(often in combination) the quality of a fabric, e.g. lightness or closeness of weave, that makes it suitable for a particular use or season
(used before a noun) denoting a garment made from such a fabric
a summer-weight suit
a burden or pressure
That is a weight off my mind
excessive body fat
am putting on weight
relative importance, authority, or influence
in mathematics and statistics, a number assigned to an item to express its relative importance in a frequency distribution or in the set of items to which it belongs
very useful, desirable, or valuable