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weight Definition–noun | 1. | the amount or quantity of heaviness or mass; amount a thing weighs. |
| 2. | Physics. the force that gravitation exerts upon a body, equal to the mass of the body times the local acceleration of gravity: commonly taken, in a region of constant gravitational acceleratio
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| 3. | a system of units for expressing heaviness or mass: avoirdupois weight. |
| 4. | a unit of heaviness or mass: The pound is a common weight in English-speaking countries. |
| 5. | a body of determinate mass, as of metal, for using on a balance or scale in weighing objects, substances, etc. |
| 6. | a specific quantity of a substance that is determined by weighing or that weighs a fixed amount: a half-ounce weight of gold dust. |
| 7. | any heavy load, mass, or object: Put down that weight and rest your arms. |
| 8. | an object used or useful solely because of its heaviness: the weights of a clock. |
| 9. | a mental or moral burden, as of care, sorrow, or responsibility: Knowing you are safe takes a weight off my mind. |
| 10. | importance, moment, consequence, or effective influence: an opinion of great weight. |
| 11. | Statistics. a measure of the relative importance of an item in a statistical population. |
| 12. | (of clothing, textiles, etc.) | a. | relative heaviness or thickness as related to warmth or to seasonal use (often used in combination): a winter-weight jacket. |
| b. | relative heaviness or thickness as related to use: a bolt of coat-weight woolen cloth. |
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| 13. | Printing. (of type) the degree of blackness or boldness. |
| 14. | (esp. in boxing) a division or class to which a contestant belongs according to how much he weighs: two brothers who fight professionally in the same weight. |
| 15. | the total amount the jockey, saddle, and leads must weigh on a racehorse during a race, according to the conditions of the race: Jacinto has a weight of 122 pounds in the seventh race. |
| 16. | the stress or accent value given a sound, syllable, or word. |
–verb (used with object) | 17. | to add weight to; load with additional weight: to weight sacks before dumping them overboard. |
| 18. | to load (fabrics, threads, etc.) with mineral or other matter to increase the weight or bulk. |
| 19. | to burden with or as if with weight (often fol. by down): Financial worries have weighted that family down for years. |
| 20. | Statistics. to give a statistical weight to. |
| 21. | to bias or slant toward a particular goal or direction; manipulate: The teacher weighted the test so students who had read both books would make the highest marks. |
| 22. | to assign (a racehorse) a specific weight to carry in a race: The handicapper weighted Dapper Dan with 128 pounds. |
—Idioms| 23. | by weight, according to measurement of heaviness or mass: Rates are determined by weight. |
| 24. | carry weight, to have importance or significance; influence: Her opinion is certain to carry weight. |
| 25. | pull one's weight, to contribute one's rightful share of work to a project or job: We will finish in time if we each pull our weight. Also, pull one's own weight. |
| 26. | throw one's weight around or about, to use one's power and influence, esp. beyond the bounds of propriety, to secure some personal gain. |
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gain Definition–verb (used with object) | 1. | to get (something desired), esp. as a result of one's efforts: to gain possession of an object; to gain permission to enter a country. |
| 2. | to acquire as an increase or addition: to gain weight; to gain speed. |
| 3. | to obtain as a profit: He gained ten do
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| 4. | to win; get in competition: to gain the prize. |
| 5. | to win (someone) to one's own side or point of view; persuade (sometimes fol. by over): to gain supporters. |
| 6. | (of a watch or clock) to run fast by (a specified amount): My watch gains six minutes a day. |
| 7. | to reach, esp. by effort; get to; arrive at: to gain one's destination. |
–verb (used without object) | 8. | to improve; make progress; advance: to gain in health after an illness. |
| 9. | to get nearer, as in pursuit (usually fol. by on or upon): Our horse was gaining on the favorite at the far turn. |
| 10. | to draw away from or farther ahead of the other contestants in a race, one's pursuers, etc. (usually fol. by on or upon). |
| 11. | (of a watch or clock) to run fast. |
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| 13. | an increase or advance. |
| 14. | gains, profits or winnings. |
| 15. | the act of gaining; acquisition. |
| 16. | Electronics. | a. | a measure of the increase in signal amplitude produced by an amplifier, expressed as the ratio of output to input. |
| b. | the effectiveness of a directional antenna as compared with a stan
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| 17. | the volume control of a radio, phonograph, amplifier, etc. |
—Idioms| 18. | gain ground, to progress or advance, as in value, strength, or achievement: The company's new products are gaining ground in suburban areas. |
| 19. | gain time, to arrange a postponement or delay for a particular purpose, esp. by roundabout means. |
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