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weights
verb(weight)
to oppress with a burden
weights
verb(weight)
to load or make heavy with or as if with a weight
weights
verb(weight)
to increase in heaviness by adding an ingredient
weights
noun(weight)
the amount that a thing weighs
weights
noun(weight)
the standard or established amount that a thing should weigh
weights
noun(weight)
one of the classes into which contestants in a sports event are divided according to body weight
weights
plural noun(weight)
heavy objects that are lifted during exercising (such as dumbbells and barbells) that are not attached to a piece of equipment
weights
idiom(weight)
to exercise by lifting heavy objects (such as barbells) in order to become stronger
weights
noun(weight)
a system of weights used chiefly by pharmacists —called also apothecary weight
weights
noun(weight)
the mass of one atom of an element; specifically : the average mass of an atom of an element as it occurs in nature that is expressed in atomic mass units
weights
noun(weight)
the series of units of weight based on the pound of 16 ounces and the ounce of 16 drams
weights
noun(weight)
the weight of an automobile with standard equipment and fuel, oil, and coolant
weights
noun(weight)
the mass of a substance especially in grams that combines with or is chemically equivalent to eight grams of oxygen or one gram of hydrogen : the atomic or molecular weight divided by the valence
weights
noun(weight)
molecular weight —used especially of ionic compounds

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