weight : Idioms & Phrases

• noun any weight unit used in pharmacy; an ounce is equal to 480 grains and a pound is equal to 12 ounces
  apothecaries' unit.
  

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• the system of weights by which medical prescriptions were formerly compounded. The pound and ounce are the same as in Troy weight; they differ only in the manner of subdivision. The ounce is divided into 8 drams, 24 scruples, 480 grains. See Troy weight.

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• noun (chemistry) the mass of an atom of a chemical element expressed in atomic mass units
  atomic mass; relative atomic mass.
  

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• (Chem.), the weight of the atom of an element as compared with the weight of the atom of hydrogen, taken as a standard.

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• noun a system of weights based on the 16-ounce pound (or 7,000 grains)
  avoirdupois.
  

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• a system of weights by which coarser commodities are weighed, such as hay, grain, butter, sugar, tea.

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• noun the weight of a person's body
  

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• verb have influence to a specified degree
  
  • Her opinion carries a lot of weight

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• a weight that turns a balance when exactly poised.

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• (Chem.), the act, process, or ratio, in which substances unite in proportions by weight, relatively fixed and exact, to form distinct compounds. See Law of definite proportions, under Definite.

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• noun the atomic weight of an element that has the same combining capacity as a given weight of another element; the standard is 8 for oxygen
  combining weight; equivalent; eq.
  

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• (Chem.), that proportional weight, usually referred to hydrogen as a standard, and for each element fixed and exact, by which an element unites with another to form a distinct compound. The combining weights either are identical with, or are multiples or multiples of, the atomic weight. See Atomic weight, under Atomic, a.

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Coun"ter *weight` noun

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1. A counterpoise.

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• noun an oppressive encumbrance
  
• noun a heavy motionless weight
  

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• . (a) A heavy or oppressive burden. Dryden. (b) (Shipping) A ship's lading, when it consists of heavy goods; or, the heaviest part of a ship's cargo. (c) (Railroad) The weight of rolling stock, the live weight being the load. Knight.

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• etc. See under Dead, Feather, etc.

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• noun the atomic weight of an element that has the same combining capacity as a given weight of another element; the standard is 8 for oxygen
  combining weight; equivalent; eq.
  

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• 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
  exercising weight; weight.
  

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• . (Racing) (a) Scrupulously exact weight, so that a feather would turn the scale, when a jockey is weighed or weighted. (b) The lightest weight that can be put on the back of a horse in racing. Youatt. (c) In wrestling, boxing, etc., a term applied to the lightest of the classes into which contestants are divided ; in contradistinction to light weight, middle weight, and heavy weight.

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• 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
  exercising weight; weight.
  

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• noun the quantity of an element whose weight in grams is numerically equal to the atomic weight of the element
  gram atom.
  

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• the total weight of merchandise or goods, without deduction for tare, tret, or waste; distinguished from neat, or net, weight.

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• (Mech.), the product of any quantity of heat by the mechanical equivalent of heat divided by the absolute temperature; called also thermodynamic function, and entropy.

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• in wrestling, boxing, etc., a term applied to the heaviest of the classes into which contestants are divided. Cf. Feather weight (c), under Feather.

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• the standards legalized by the British Parliament.

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• a prize fighter, boxer, wrestler, or jockey, who is below a standard medium weight. Cf. Feather weight, under Feather. Cant

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• verb take off weight
  slim; melt off; slenderize; reduce; slim down; thin.
  

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• noun an infant born weighing less than 5.5 pounds (2500 grams) regardless of gestational age
  low-birth-weight baby.
  
  • a low-birth-weight infant is at risk for developing lack of oxygen during labor

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• noun an infant born weighing less than 5.5 pounds (2500 grams) regardless of gestational age
  low-birth-weight baby.
  
  • a low-birth-weight infant is at risk for developing lack of oxygen during labor

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• noun a decimal unit of weight based on the gram
  metric weight unit.
  

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• a pugilist, boxer, or wrestler classed as of medium weight, i. e., over 140 and not over 160 lbs., in distinction from those classed as light weights, heavy weights, etc.

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• noun (chemistry) the sum of the relative atomic masses of the constituent atoms of a molecule
  relative molecular mass.
  

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• (Chem.), the weight of a molecule of any gas or vapor as compared with the hydrogen atom as a standard; the sum of the atomic weights of the constituents of a molecule; thus, the molecular weight of water (H2O) is 18.

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• any object used as a weight to prevent loose papers from being displaced by wind, or otherwise.

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• verb 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

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• noun a person's body weight (as an athlete's) at the beginning of the season (when first reporting for practice)
  

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• noun a counterweight for a sliding sash
  

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• noun a system of units used to express the weight of something
  weight.
  

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• noun system of measurement for length and weight and duration
  

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• . (Mech.) Same as Heat weight, under Heat.

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• noun the weight of the payload of a missile (not including the weight of the rocket)
  

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• . (a) To be handicapped; to have an extra burden, as when one rides or runs. "He carries weight, he rides a race" Cowper. (b) To have influence.

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• a weight formerly used in Scotland, in which a pound varied from 21 to 28 ounces avoirdupois.

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• noun a system of weights used for precious metals and gemstones; based on a 12-ounce pound and an ounce of 480 grains
  troy.
  

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• the weight which gold and silver, jewels, and the like, are weighed. It was so named from Troyes, in France, where it was first adopted in Europe. The troy ounce is supposed to have been brought from Cairo during the crusades. In this weight the pound is divided into 12 ounces, the ounce into 20 pennyweights, and the pennyweight into 24 grains; hence, the troy ounce contains 480 grains, and the troy pound contains 5760 grains. The avoirdupois pound contains 7000 troy grains; so that 175 pounds troy equal 144 pounds avoirdupois, or 1 pound troy = 0.82286 of a pound avoirdupois, and 1 ounce troy = 1¹⁷⁄₁₇₅ or 1.09714 ounce avoirdupois. Troy weight when divided, the pound into 12 ounces, the ounce into 8 drams, the dram into 3 scruples, and the scruple into 20 grains, is called apothecaries' weight, used in weighing medicines, etc. In the standard weights of the United States, the troy ounce is divided decimally down to the ¹⁄₁₀₀₀₀ part.

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• verb weight down with a load
  burthen; weight; burden.
  

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• noun a person who gains weight
  gainer.
  

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• noun bodybuilding that increases muscle mass and body weight
  

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• (Astron. & Physics), a number expressing the most probable relative value of each observation in determining the result of a series of observations of the same kind.

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• noun a decimal unit of weight based on the gram
  metric weight unit.
  
• noun a unit used to measure weight
  weight.
  
  • he placed two weights in the scale pan

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• verb lift weights
  press; weightlift.
  
  • This guy can press 300 pounds

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