makeweight
About 0.02 uses per million words.
Meaning
- noun Something of inferior quality which is included in a shipment to make up the weight.
- noun Something included to add to the apparent weight or force of an argument.
He added a long litany of peripheral precedents which the judge dismissed as mere makeweights.
Similar words
filler catchweight weight bobweight sportweight weighership weighboat counterweight witherweight weight stack
Often followed by
in to against for of flying or is thrown
Word family
makeweights
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