weight
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- (uncountable) The weight of something is how heavy it is.
- She's put on a lot of weight since she went to university.
- I'm exercising to try to lose some weight.
- (countable) A weight is a heavy thing that you use to keep something down or that people lift to become stronger.
- Can you put a weight on that paper so that it doesn't blow away?
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Scales measure weight -
A woman lifting weights
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- When you weight something, you add weight to it.
- To get your fishing line down to the bottom of the lake, you must weight it.