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• give weight — verb a) to attach importance to “[...] merely observing that if you were to give weight to such an objection, there is not a panel who would not be entitled to the same benefit [...]” b) to improve the credibility or legitimacy of There certainly …   Wiktionary

• weight — weight1 [ weıt ] noun *** 1. ) uncount a measurement of how heavy a person or thing is: in weight: It was about 12 pounds in weight. lose weight (=become thinner): Have you lost weight? put on/gain weight (=become fatter): Susan gained weight… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• weight — I UK [weɪt] / US noun Word forms weight : singular weight plural weights *** 1) a) [uncountable] a measurement of how heavy a person or thing is in weight: It was about 12 pounds in weight. lose weight (= become thinner): Have you lost weight?… …   English dictionary

• Weight cutting — is the practice of rapid weight loss prior to a sporting competition. It most frequently happens in order to qualify for a lower weight class (usually in combat sports, where weight is a significant advantage) or in sports where it is… …   Wikipedia

• weight — ► NOUN 1) a body s relative mass or the quantity of matter contained by it, giving rise to a downward force; heaviness. 2) Physics the force exerted on the mass of a body by a gravitational field. 3) the quality of being heavy. 4) a unit or… …   English terms dictionary

• give — O.E. giefan (W. Saxon) to give, bestow; allot, grant; commit, devote, entrust, class V strong verb (past tense geaf, pp. giefen), from P.Gmc. *gebanan (Cf. O.Fris. jeva, M.Du. gheven, Du. geven, O.H.G. geban, Ger. geben, Goth. giban), from PIE… …   Etymology dictionary

• Weight training — This article is about strength training using weight (gravity) to generate resistance to contraction. For basic principles on increasing the strength of muscles, see strength training. A complete weight training workout can be performed with a… …   Wikipedia

• weight — weight1 W2S1 [weıt] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(amount somebody/something weighs)¦ 2¦(how fat)¦ 3¦(heaviness)¦ 4¦(heavy thing)¦ 5¦(worry)¦ 6¦(importance)¦ 7¦(amount)¦ 8¦(for measuring quantities)¦ 9¦(for sport)¦ 10 throw your wei …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• weight — [[t]we͟ɪt[/t]] ♦♦ weights, weighting, weighted 1) N VAR: oft amount in N, with poss, N of amount The weight of a person or thing is how heavy they are, measured in units such as kilograms, pounds, or tons. What is your height and weight?... This… …   English dictionary

• weight — Either gross weight, net weight, or tare weight. Bloomberg Financial Dictionary * * * ▪ I. weight weight 1 [weɪt] noun [countable, uncountable] how heavy something is, measured using a particular system: • The weight of the new …   Financial and business terms

• weight — I n. amount weighed, heaviness 1) to gain, put on weight 2) to lose, take off weight 3) dead; gross; minimum; net weight 4) atomic; avoirdupois; birth; molecular weight 5) under a weight (the table collapsed under the weight of the food) device… …   Combinatory dictionary