weight

Definition

  • noun: a measurement that indicates how heavy a person or thing is
  • noun: the amount that a thing 'weighs'
  • verb: to oppress with a burden
  • often used in combination
  • synonyms: pressure, moment, influence

Examples

  • She likes to exercise using 'free weights'. [=weights (such as dumbbells and barbells) that are not attached to a piece of equipment]

  • ('disapproving') The new manager immediately started 'throwing her weight around', making changes to staff and policy.

  • 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]

Movie clips

Movie quotes

  • (..) used to call him "Tony Rocky Horror"? Yeah, maybe. Fat, right? I wouldn't go so far as to call the brother fat. I mean, he got a weight problem. What's the nigger gonna do, he's Samoan. Yeah, I think I know who you mean. What about him? Well, (..)
    1994 Pulp Fiction