noun
They sell peaches by weight but melons are individually priced. The weight of these books must be enormous
He has to support the weight of the entire family's expenses
Clyde brought down his full weight in favour of the liberal candidate. Clyde's opinion carries little weight with me. He must stop throwing his weight around
The weight of the voters is in favour of reducing taxes. The weight of the evidence is against us
verb
The policemen's truncheons are weighted with lead
The statistics are weighted so as to make the advertiser's product look superior
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