weight

noun

A measure of the heaviness of an object.

noun

The force with which a body is attracted to Earth or another celestial body, equal to the product of the object’s mass and the acceleration of gravity.

noun

A unit measure of gravitational force.

noun

A system of such measures.

noun

An object used principally to exert a force by virtue of its gravitational attraction to Earth, especially.

noun

A metallic solid used as a standard of comparison in weighing.

noun

An object used to hold something else down.

noun

A counterbalance in a machine.

noun

A heavy object, such as a dumbbell, lifted for exercise or in athletic competition.