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

  • (..) I wasn't sure this actually existed. This is the American Airlines... It's a Concierge Key, yeah. -What is that, carbon fiber? -Graphite. God, I love the weight. I was pretty excited the day that bad boy came in. Yeah. I'll say. I put up pretty pedestrian numbers. thou a year, domestic. (..)
    2009 Up in the Air
  • (..) all the stuff that you have in your life. You start with the little things, the things on shelves and in drawers, the knickknacks, the collectibles. Feel the weight as that adds up. Then you start adding larger stuff, clothes, tabletop appliances, lamps, linens, your TV. The backpack should be (..)
    2009 Up in the Air