Text: 1 the amount that something weighs<I'm not allowed to lift anything with a weight of over ten pounds>Synonymsheaviness, heftRelated Wordsmass; tonnage; deadweight; heftiness, massiveness, ponderousness, weightiness; solidity, solidness, substantiality; burdensomeness, cumbersomeness 2 the quality or state of being important<a matter of little weight>— see importance 3 a mass or quantity of something taken up and carried, conveyed, or transported<those books are a heavy weight to have to carry around all day>— see load 1 4 a special notice or importance given to something<put extra weight on the matter by putting it at the top of the agenda>— see emphasis 1 5 the main or greater part of something as distinguished from its appendages<the weight of the evidence support my conclusion>— see body 1 6 the power to direct the thinking or behavior of others usually indirectly<as a critic he has great weight in the theater world>— see influence 1

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