1. (noun)weight the vertical force exerted by a mass as a result of gravity Synonyms: weighting, weight unit, exercising weight, weightiness, free weight, system of weights
2. (noun)weight, free weight, exercising weight sports equipment used in calisthenic exercises and weightlifting; it is not attached to anything and is raised and lowered by use of the hands and arms Synonyms: weighting, weight unit, exercising weight, weightiness, free weight, system of weights, weight
3. (noun)weight, weightiness the relative importance granted to something Synonyms: weightiness, exercising weight, heaviness, weight unit, system of weights, free weight, weight, weighting
4. (noun)weight an artifact that is heavy Synonyms: weighting, weight unit, exercising weight, weightiness, free weight, system of weights
5. (noun)weight an oppressive feeling of heavy force Synonyms: weighting, weight unit, exercising weight, weightiness, free weight, system of weights
6. (noun)system of weights, weight a system of units used to express the weight of something Synonyms: weighting, weight unit, exercising weight, weightiness, free weight, system of weights, weight
7. (noun)weight unit, weight a unit used to measure weight Synonyms: weightiness, exercising weight, weight unit, system of weights, metric weight unit, free weight, weight, weighting
8. (verb)weight, weighting (statistics) a coefficient assigned to elements of a frequency distribution in order to represent their relative importance Synonyms: weighting, weight unit, exercising weight, weightiness, free weight, system of weights, weight
9. (verb)burden, burthen, weight, weight down weight down with a load Synonyms: slant, saddle, weight, burden, weight down, burthen, angle, charge
10. (verb)slant, angle, weight present with a bias Synonyms: burden, slant, fish, pitch, angle, cant, weight down, burthen, lean, tip, weight, tilt, cant over
Synonyms, Thesaurus & Antonyms of 'weight'
English Synonyms and Antonyms
1. weight A burden (from the Anglo-Saxon byrthen, from the verb beran, bear) is what one has to bear, and the word is used always of that which is borne by a living agent. A load (from the Anglo-Saxon Synonyms: load, burden, charge, encumbrance, incubus, pack, cargo, clog, freight, lading, weight