English Dictionary

weight

/weɪt/

verb

(transitive) To add weight to something; to make something heavier. / (transitive, dyeing) To load (fabrics) with barite, etc. to increase the weight. / (transitive) To load, burden or oppress someone.

She decided to weight the package before shipping it.

意味（1）

(transitive) To add weight to something; to make something heavier.

意味（2）

(transitive, dyeing) To load (fabrics) with barite, etc. to increase the weight.

意味（3）

(transitive) To load, burden or oppress someone.

意味（4）

(transitive, mathematics) To assign weights to individual statistics.

意味（5）

(transitive) To bias something; to slant.

The U.K. economy is heavily weighted towards the service sector and the coronavirus pandemic could lead to a 10% fall in gross domestic product in the second quarter, according to economists at Jefferies.

意味（6）

(transitive, horse racing) To handicap a horse with a specified weight.

意味（7）

(transitive, sports) To give a certain amount of force to a throw, kick, hit, etc.

With good peripheral vision he spots his teammate, Ray Evans, lurking in the scoring zone and sweeps a perfectly weighted pass to him.