weights

Noun

• the vertical force exerted by a mass as a result of gravity
• 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
• the relative importance granted to something
• an artifact that is heavy
• an oppressive feeling of heavy force
• a system of units used to express the weight of something
• a unit used to measure weight
  • "he placed two weights in the scale pan"
• (statistics) a coefficient assigned to elements of a frequency distribution in order to represent their relative importance
• plural of weight
• Any collection of weighted objects, such as dumbbells or barbells, used for exercise and training the muscles.

Verb

• weight down with a load
• present with a bias
• third-person singular simple present indicative of weight

Synonyms

angle, burden, burthen, exercising weight, free weight, slant, system of weights, weight, weight down, weight unit, weightiness, weighting, iron, steel

Antonyms

unburden