English Dictionary

weight

/weɪt/

noun

The force on an object due to the gravitational attraction between it and the Earth (or whatever astronomical object it is primarily influenced by). / An object used to make something heavier.

She has been struggling to lose weight for months.

意味（1）

The force on an object due to the gravitational attraction between it and the Earth (or whatever astronomical object it is primarily influenced by).

意味（2）

An object used to make something heavier.

意味（3）

A standardized block of metal used in a balance to measure the mass of another object.

意味（4）

Importance or influence.

I liked the man for his own sake, and even had he promised to turn out a celebrity it would have had no weight with me. I look upon notoriety with the same indifference as on the buttons on a man's shirt-front, or the crest on his note-paper.

意味（5）

(weightlifting) An object, such as a weight plate or barbell, used for strength training.

He's working out with weights.

意味（6）

(lubricants) viscosity rating.

意味（7）

(physics) Mass (atomic weight, molecular weight, etc.) (in restricted circumstances)

意味（8）

(physics, proscribed) Synonym of mass (in general circumstances)

意味（9）

(measurement) Mass (net weight, troy weight, carat weight, etc.).

意味（10）

(statistics) A variable which multiplies a value for ease of statistical manipulation.

意味（11）

(topology) The smallest cardinality of a base.

意味（12）

(typography) The boldness of a font; the relative thickness of its strokes.

意味（13）

(visual art) The relative thickness of a drawn rule or painted brushstroke, line weight.

意味（14）

(visual art) The illusion of mass.

意味（15）

(visual art) The thickness and opacity of paint.

意味（16）

Pressure; burden.

the weight of care or business

意味（17）

The resistance against which a machine acts, as opposed to the power which moves it.

意味（18）

(slang, uncountable) Shipments of (often illegal) drugs.

He was pushing weight.

意味（19）

(slang, countable) One pound of drugs, especially cannabis.

[I was] doing a weight [1 lb. at that time] a week, sometimes more, sometimes less.

意味（20）

(criminal slang, dated) Money.

No matter how much money he makes, he is still a soldier, but he has the weight.

意味（21）

Weight class

You’re no match for ’em. You ain’t up to their weight. It’s like little Black Strap standing up to Tom Spring,—the Black’s a pretty fighter but, Law bless you, his arm ain’t long enough to touch Tom,—and I tell you, you’re going it with fellers beyond your weight.