| weight gaining | bodybuilding that increases muscle mass and body weight |
| sash weight | a counterweight for a sliding sash |
| weight | an artifact that is heavy |
weight free weight
exercising weight | 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 |
atomic mass
atomic weight
relative atomic mass | (chemistry) the mass of an atom of a chemical element expressed in atomic mass units |
molecular weight
relative molecular mass | (chemistry) the sum of the relative atomic masses of the constituent atoms of a molecule |
equivalent
equivalent weight
combining weight
eq | the atomic weight of an element that has the same combining capacity as a given weight of another element, the standard is for oxygen |
| weight | the vertical force exerted by a mass as a result of gravity |
| body weight | the weight of a person's body |
| reporting weight | a person's body weight (as an athlete's) at the beginning of the season (when first reporting for practice) |
| dead weight | a heavy motionless weight |
| throw-weight | the weight of the payload of a missile (not including the weight of the rocket) |
| weight weightiness | the relative importance granted to something, his opinion carries great weight, the progression implied an increasing weightiness of the items listed |
| dead weight | an oppressive encumbrance |
rupture
breach
break severance
rift
falling out | a personal or social separation (as between opposing factions), they hoped to avoid a break in relations |
| weight | an oppressive feeling of heavy force, bowed down by the weight of responsibility |
| gainer weight gainer | a person who gains weight |
low-birth-weight baby
low-birth-weight infant | an infant born weighing less than . pounds ( grams) regardless of gestational age, a low-birth-weight infant is at risk for developing lack of oxygen during labor |
slump
slack
drop-off
falloff
falling off | a noticeable deterioration in performance or quality, the team went into a slump, a gradual slack in output, a drop-off in attendance, a falloff in quality |
| weight weighting | (statistics) a coefficient assigned to elements of a frequency distribution in order to represent their relative importance |
weight unit
weight | a unit used to measure weight, he placed two weights in the scale pan |
system of weights
weight | a system of units used to express the weight of something |
avoirdupois
avoirdupois weight | a system of weights based on the -ounce pound (or , grains) |
troy
troy weight | a system of weights used for precious metals and gemstones, based on a -ounce pound and an ounce ofgrains |
apothecaries' unit
apothecaries' weight | any weight unit used in pharmacy, an ounce is equal tograins and a pound is equal to ounces |
metric weight unit
weight unit | a decimal unit of weight based on the gram |
gram atom
gram-atomic weight | the quantity of an element whose weight in grams is numerically equal to the atomic weight of the element |
reduce
melt off
lose weight
slim
slenderize
thin
slim down | take off weight |
slant
angle
weight | present with a bias, He biased his presentation so as to please the share holders |
| carry weight | have influence to a specified degree, Her opinion carries a lot of weight |
weight-lift
weightlift
press | lift weights, This guy can presspounds |
burden
burthen
weight
weight down | weight down with a load |
| pull one's weight | do one's share in a common task, Bob has never pulled his weight, and we all have to work harder to make up for his laziness |
dropping
falling | coming down freely under the influence of gravity, the eerie whistle of dropping bombs, falling rain |
| falling | becoming lower or less in degree or value, a falling market, falling incomes |
| falling | decreasing in amount or degree, falling temperature |