Weight | Mean of weight in English Dictionary

/ˈweɪt/

• Noun
• a measurement that indicates how heavy a person or thing is
1. Please indicate your height and weight on the form.
2. Her weight is 105 pounds.
• the amount that a person or thing weighs
1. The boat sank under the weight of the cargo.
2. The doctor says you shouldn't put any weight on that foot for a week. [=you shouldn't stand on that foot for a week]
3. Those columns have to be strong enough to support the weight of the roof.
4. I'm trying to lose (some) weight. [=to become less heavy or fat]
5. He is trying to watch his weight. [=to lose weight or to not gain weight]
6. I think she has gained weight. [=become heavier]
• a heavy object that is lifted during exercising
1. a 10-pound weight
2. He stays in good shape by lifting weights.
3. She likes to exercise using free weights. [=weights (such as dumbbells and barbells) that are not attached to a piece of equipment]

• a heavy object that is used to press something down or to or hold something in place
1. I use pie weights to keep the pie crust from bubbling when I bake it.
• a unit of measurement (such as a pound, kilogram, etc.) used for showing how heavy someone or something is
1. weights and measures
2. a metric weight
• something that causes worry or sadness
1. When I told her the truth I felt as if a weight had been lifted from my mind.
2. Well, that's a weight off my mind/shoulders. [=that's a relief]
• a difficult responsibility
1. I wish there were some way I could help lift this weight [=load, burden] from his shoulders.
2. He bore the weight of having to tell the family the bad news.
• the influence or power someone or something has over other people or things
1. He has a lot of weight in the company.
2. Several senators put/threw their weight behind the bill. [=used their influence to support the bill]
3. (disapproving) The new manager immediately started throwing her weight around, making changes to staff and policy.
• the power to influence the opinions of other people
1. Her opinion carries a lot of weight with me. [=her opinion is very important to me]
2. This new evidence gives added weight to his claims. [=makes his claims more believable]
• to do the things that you should be doing as part of a group of people who are working together
1. You have to pull your own weight around here if you want to stay.
• Verb
• to put a weight on (something) to make it heavier or to keep it from moving
1. I weighted the fishing line with a lead sinker.
2. I weighted the papers down with a rock.
3. He was weighted down [=weighed down] with worry.