Definition of “weight”
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The force on an object due to the gravitational attraction between it and the Earth (or whatever astronomical object it is primarily influenced by).
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An object used to make something heavier.
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A standardized block of metal used in a balance to measure the mass of another object.
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Importance or influence.
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A disc of iron, dumbbell, or barbell used for training the muscles.
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Mass (net weight, atomic weight, molecular weight, troy weight, carat weight, etc.).
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A variable which multiplies a value for ease of statistical manipulation.
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The smallest cardinality of a base.
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The boldness of a font; the relative thickness of its strokes.
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The relative thickness of a drawn rule or painted brushstroke, line weight.
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The illusion of mass.
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The thickness and opacity of paint.
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verb:
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To add weight to something, in order to make it heavier.
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To load, burden or oppress someone.
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To assign weights to individual statistics.
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To bias something; to slant.
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To handicap a horse with a specified weight.
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