Definition of weight
1 a
:the amount that a thing weighs
b (1)
:the standard or established amount that a thing should weigh
(2)
:one of the classes into which contestants in a sports event are divided according to body weight
(3)
:poundage required to be carried by a horse in a handicap race
2 a
:a quantity or thing weighing a fixed and usually specified amount
b
:a heavy object (such as a metal ball) thrown, put, or lifted as an athletic exercise or contest
3 a
:a unit of weight or mass — see Metric System Table
b
:a piece of material (such as metal) of known specified weight for use in weighing articles
c
:a system of related units of weight
4 a
:something heavy :load
b
:a heavy object to hold or press something down or to counterbalance
6 a
:relative heaviness :mass
b
:the force with which a body is attracted toward the earth or a celestial body by gravitation and which is equal to the product of the mass and the local gravitational acceleration
7 a
:the relative importance or authority accorded something
- the weight of her opinions
b
:measurable influence especially on others
- throwing his weight behind the proposal
8
:overpowering force
9
:the quality (such as lightness) that makes a fabric or garment suitable for a particular use or season
—often used in combination
- summer-weight
10
:a numerical coefficient assigned to an item to express its relative importance in a frequency distribution
11
:the degree of thickness of the strokes of a type character
