How to pronounce “weight”

Meaning

• [Noun]
• The downwards force an object experiences due to gravity.
• An object used to make something heavier.
• A standardized block of metal used in a balance to measure the mass of another object.
• (figurative) Importance or influence.
• (weightlifting) An object, such as a weight plate or barbell, used for strength training.
• (lubricants) Viscosity rating.
• (physics) Mass (atomic weight, molecular weight, etc.) (in restricted circumstances).
• (physics, proscribed) Synonym of mass (in general circumstances).
• (measurement) Mass (net weight, troy weight, carat weight, etc.).
• (statistics) A variable which multiplies a value for ease of statistical manipulation.
• (topology) The smallest cardinality of a base.
• (typography) The boldness of a font; the relative thickness of its strokes.
• (visual art) The relative thickness of a drawn rule or painted brushstroke, line weight.
• (visual art) The illusion of mass.
• (visual art) The thickness and opacity of paint.
• The thickness of yarn.
• (figurative) Pressure; burden.
• The resistance against which a machine acts, as opposed to the power which moves it.
• (slang, uncountable) Shipments of (often illegal) drugs.
• (slang, countable) One pound of drugs, especially cannabis.
• (crime slang, dated) Money.
• Weight class
• (especially in computing) Emphasis applied to a given criterion.
• [Verb]
• (transitive) To add weight to something; to make something heavier.
• (transitive) To load, burden or oppress someone.
• (transitive, mathematics) To assign weights to individual statistics.
• (transitive) To bias something; to slant.
• (transitive, horse racing) To handicap a horse with a specified weight.
• (transitive, sports) To give a certain amount of force to a throw, kick, hit, etc.

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