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May 27, 2012
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Synonyms for weight

Noun

1. weight, physical property
usage: the vertical force exerted by a mass as a result of gravity
2. weight, free weight, exercising weight, sports equipment, sporting goods
usage: sports equipment used in calisthenic exercises and weightlifting; a weight that is not attached to anything and is raised and lowered by use of the hands and arms
3. weight, importance
usage: the relative importance granted to something; "his opinion carries great weight"
4. weight, artifact, artefact
usage: an artifact that is heavy
5. weight, oppression, oppressiveness
usage: an oppressive feeling of heavy force; "bowed down by the weight of responsibility"
6. system of weights, weight, system of measurement, metric
usage: a system of units used to express the weight of something
7. weight unit, weight, unit of measurement, unit
usage: a unit used to measure weight; "he placed two weights in the scale pan"
8. weight, weighting, coefficient
usage: (statistics) a coefficient assigned to elements of a frequency distribution in order to represent their relative importance

Verb

1. burden, burthen, weight, weight down, charge
usage: weight down with a load
2. slant, angle, weight, bias, predetermine
usage: present with a bias; "He biased his presentation so as to please the share holders"
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