weight
noun
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- adjective
- adverb
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
the vertical force exerted by a mass as a result of gravity
Types & categories
- physical property hypernym
- body weight hyponym
- dead weight hyponym
- heaviness hyponym
- poundage hyponym
- tare hyponym
- throw-weight hyponym
- weightlessness hyponym
Related & opposite
Sense 2 verb
weight down with a load
Types & categories
- charge hypernym
- overburden hyponym
- plumb hyponym
- saddle hyponym
Related & opposite
Sense 3 noun
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
Types & categories
- sports equipment hypernym
- barbell hyponym
- dumbbell hyponym
Sense 4 verb
present with a bias
He biased his presentation so as to please the share holders
Types & categories
- bias hypernym
Related & opposite
Sense 5 noun
the relative importance granted to something
his opinion carries great weight
Types & categories
- importance hypernym
Related & opposite
Sense 6 noun
an artifact that is heavy
Types & categories
- artifact hypernym
- bob hyponym
- counterweight hyponym
- loading hyponym
- makeweight hyponym
- paperweight hyponym
- sinker hyponym
Related & opposite
- burthen derivation
Sense 7 noun
an oppressive feeling of heavy force
bowed down by the weight of responsibility
Types & categories
- oppressiveness hypernym
Related & opposite
- weighty derivation
Sense 8 noun
a system of units used to express the weight of something
Types & categories
- system of measurement hypernym
- avoirdupois hyponym
- troy hyponym
Sense 9 noun
a unit used to measure weight
he placed two weights in the scale pan
Types & categories
Sense 10 noun
(statistics) a coefficient assigned to elements of a frequency distribution in order to represent their relative importance
Types & categories
- coefficient hypernym
Related & opposite
- weight derivation
- statistics domain topic
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | attribute | Related & opposite | heavy |
| 1 | attribute | Related & opposite | light |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | weighty |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | physical property |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | body weight |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | dead weight |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | heaviness |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | poundage |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | tare |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | throw-weight |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | weightlessness |
| 2 | antonym | Related & opposite | disburden |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | burthen |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | loading |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | weight |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | charge |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | overburden |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | plumb |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | saddle |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | sports equipment |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | barbell |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | dumbbell |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | slant |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | weighting |
| 4 | hypernym | Types & categories | bias |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | grave |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | cogent |
| 5 | hypernym | Types & categories | importance |
| 6 | derivation | Related & opposite | burthen |
| 6 | hypernym | Types & categories | artifact |
| 6 | hyponym | Types & categories | bob |
| 6 | hyponym | Types & categories | counterweight |
| 6 | hyponym | Types & categories | loading |
| 6 | hyponym | Types & categories | makeweight |
| 6 | hyponym | Types & categories | paperweight |
| 6 | hyponym | Types & categories | sinker |
| 7 | derivation | Related & opposite | weighty |
| 7 | hypernym | Types & categories | oppressiveness |
| 8 | hypernym | Types & categories | system of measurement |
| 8 | hyponym | Types & categories | avoirdupois |
| 8 | hyponym | Types & categories | troy |
| 9 | hypernym | Types & categories | unit |
| 9 | hyponym | Types & categories | troy unit |
| 9 | hyponym | Types & categories | apothecaries' unit |
| 9 | hyponym | Types & categories | arroba |
| 9 | hyponym | Types & categories | catty |
| 9 | hyponym | Types & categories | crith |
| 9 | hyponym | Types & categories | frail |
| 9 | hyponym | Types & categories | last |
| 9 | hyponym | Types & categories | maund |
| 9 | hyponym | Types & categories | obolus |
| 9 | hyponym | Types & categories | oka |
| 9 | hyponym | Types & categories | picul |
| 9 | hyponym | Types & categories | pood |
| 9 | hyponym | Types & categories | rotl |
| 9 | hyponym | Types & categories | tael |
| 9 | hyponym | Types & categories | tod |
| 9 | hyponym | Types & categories | welterweight |
| 10 | derivation | Related & opposite | weight |
| 10 | domain topic | Related & opposite | statistics |
| 10 | hypernym | Types & categories | coefficient |