weight

About 70.45 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. noun The downwards force an object experiences due to gravity.
2. noun An object used to make something heavier.
3. noun A standardized block of metal used in a balance to measure the mass of another object.
4. noun Importance or influence.
5. noun An object, such as a weight plate or barbell, used for strength training.

   He's working out with weights. Weight-bearing exercise is now understood to be just as important as cardio.

6. noun Ellipsis of free weight, as contrasted with the weights inside an exercise machine.

   I prefer weights over machines.

7. noun Viscosity rating.
8. noun Mass (atomic weight, molecular weight, etc.) .

Similar words

angle burthen slant weight down burden exercising weight system of weights weight unit solid focus

Often followed by

of and to loss in is on gain for

Word family

weighted weighting weights