dead-weight dead-struck • dead-weight safety valve · · · Info · Definitions · Characters · · dead-weight · · Text Common · · Latin · · Scripts 11 · · Length Definitions · · · (noun) an oppressive encumbrance. Synonyms: dead weight. · · Noun Definition 1 (noun) a heavy motionless weight. Synonyms: dead weight. · · Noun Definition 2 Characters · · - hyphen-minus U+002D a latin small letter a U+0061 d latin small letter d U+0064 e latin small letter e U+0065 g latin small letter g U+0067 h latin small letter h U+0068 i latin small letter i U+0069 t latin small letter t U+0074 w latin small letter w U+0077