- weight
- noun1 amount sth weighsADJECTIVE▪ considerable, enormous, great, heavy, immense▪ light▪ extra▪ gross, net▪ total▪ average, mean▪ sheer (figurative)▪
The sheer weight of visitors is destroying this tourist attraction.
VERB + WEIGHT▪ bear, carry, support▪The arch bears the weight of the bridge above.
▪ distributePREPOSITION▪ in weight▪It is about 76 pounds in weight.
▪ beneath the weight, under the weight▪The boy was staggering beneath the weight of a pile of boxes.
▪Many buildings collapsed under the weight of the ash.
▪She tried to be quiet, but the stairs creaked under her weight.
▪He was buckling under the weight of his responsibilities. (figurative)
2 weight of sb's bodyADJECTIVE▪ low▪ ideal, right▪ healthy▪ excess▪ target▪I should soon be down to my target weight of 70 kilos.
▪ body▪ birth▪babies with a low birth weight
VERB + WEIGHT▪ watch▪I won't have any cake—I have to watch my weight.
▪ gain, put on▪ get down, get off, lose, reduce, shed▪He's lost a lot of weight.
▪ keep down▪ maintain▪ bear, carry, hold, stand, support, take▪I was worried that the branch wouldn't take my weight.
▪ put, rest▪The doctor told me not to put my weight on this ankle for a month.
▪ shift, transfer▪He nervously shifted his weight from foot to foot.
▪ distribute▪Stand with your legs apart and your weight evenly distributed.
▪ throw▪He threw his weight at the door and it burst open.
WEIGHT + VERB▪ go up, increase▪ come off, drop, fall, go down, plummet (esp. BrE)▪ fluctuate▪People's body weight can fluctuate during the day.
WEIGHT + NOUN▪ gain, loss▪ control▪ problem3 piece of metalADJECTIVE▪ heavy, large▪ light▪ freeVERB + WEIGHT▪ lift▪She did circuit training and lifted weights to build her fitness.
WEIGHT + NOUN▪ lifting, training▪ roomPHRASES▪ weights and measures4 heavy objectADJECTIVE▪ heavy▪ dead▪With difficulty she managed to pull his dead weight onto the bed.
▪ leaden (figurative)▪A leaden weight lay on her heart as she waved him goodbye.
VERB + WEIGHT▪ lift▪Heavy weights should be lifted with a straight back.
5 importance/influence of sthADJECTIVE▪ due, full, sufficient▪Environmental considerations were given due weight in making the decision.
▪ insufficient (esp. BrE)▪ considerable▪ little▪ added▪ sheer▪How can you ignore the sheer weight of medical opinion?
▪ economic, emotional, intellectual, political▪America's economic weight
VERB + WEIGHT▪ attach, give, place▪They attach too much weight to academic achievement.
▪ carry▪Her opinion seemed to carry little weight in the company.
▪ add, lend▪The new evidence added considerable weight to the prosecution's case.
▪Sir Leon lent his weight to the Tory campaign yesterday.
PHRASES▪ put your weight behind sth, throw your weight behind sth▪ weight of numbers▪The rebels were defeated by sheer weight of numbers.
Collocations dictionary. 2013.
