Inside the Universes

Words with a similar base: exercising_weight, free_weight, system_of_weights, weight, weight_down, weight_unit, weightiness, weighting

'weight'

[weight.n.01] as in: the vertical force exerted by a mass as a result of gravity

'weight'

[weight.n.02] as in: sports equipment used in calisthenic exercises and weightlifting; it is not attached to anything and is raised and lowered by use of the hands and arms

'weight'

[weight.n.03] as in: the relative importance granted to something

Examples:
his opinion carries great weight
the progression implied an increasing weightiness of the items listed

'weight'

[weight.n.04] as in: an artifact that is heavy

'weight'

[weight.n.05] as in: an oppressive feeling of heavy force

Examples:
bowed down by the weight of responsibility

'weight'

[system_of_weights.n.01] as in: a system of units used to express the weight of something

'weight'

[weight_unit.n.02] as in: a unit used to measure weight

Examples:
he placed two weights in the scale pan

'weight'

[weight.n.08] as in: (statistics) a coefficient assigned to elements of a frequency distribution in order to represent their relative importance

'weight'

[burden.v.01] as in: weight down with a load

'weight'

[slant.v.02] as in: present with a bias

Examples:
He biased his presentation so as to please the share holders

Origins

					weight (English)
└── wiht (Old English (ca. 450-1100))