weight

(noun) the vertical force exerted by a mass as a result of gravity.

(noun) 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. Synonyms: free weight, exercising weight.

(noun) the relative importance granted to something. Synonyms: weightiness. Examples: "His opinion carries great weight." "The progression implied an increasing weightiness of the items listed."

(noun) an artifact that is heavy.

(noun) an oppressive feeling of heavy force. Example: "Bowed down by the weight of responsibility."

(noun) a system of units used to express the weight of something. Synonyms: system of weights.

(noun) a unit used to measure weight. Synonyms: weight unit. Example: "He placed two weights in the scale pan."

(noun) (statistics) a coefficient assigned to elements of a frequency distribution in order to represent their relative importance. Synonyms: weighting.

(verb) weight down with a load. Synonyms: burden, burthen, weight down.

(verb) present with a bias. Synonyms: slant, angle. Example: "He biased his presentation so as to please the share holders."