Weight

Gujarati Meaning

વજન

ભાર

કાટલું

વજનિયું

English Meaning

  1. A measure of the heaviness of an object.
  2. The force with which a body is attracted to Earth or another celestial body, equal to the product of the object's mass and the acceleration of gravity.
  3. A unit measure of gravitational force: a table of weights and measures.
  4. A system of such measures: avoirdupois weight; troy weight.
  5. The measured heaviness of a specific object: a two-pound weight.
  6. An object used principally to exert a force by virtue of its gravitational attraction to Earth, especially:
  7. A metallic solid used as a standard of comparison in weighing.
  8. An object used to hold something else down.
  9. A counterbalance in a machine.
  10. Sports A heavy object, such as a dumbbell, lifted for exercise or in athletic competition.
  11. Excessive fat; corpulence: exercising in order to lose weight.
  12. Statistics A factor assigned to a number in a computation, as in determining an average, to make the number's effect on the computation reflect its importance.
  13. Oppressiveness; pressure: the weight of responsibilities.
  14. The greater part; preponderance: The weight of the evidence is against the defendant.
  15. Influence, importance, or authority: Her approval carried great weight. See Synonyms at importance.
  16. Ponderous quality: the weight of the speaker's words.
  17. Sports A classification according to comparative lightness or heaviness. Often used in combination: a heavyweight boxer.
  18. The heaviness or thickness of a fabric in relation to a particular season or use. Often used in combination: a summerweight jacket.
  19. To add to, by or as if by attaching a weight; make heavy or heavier.
  20. To load down, burden, or oppress.
  21. To increase the weight or body of (fabrics) by treating with chemicals.
  22. Statistics To assign weights or a weight to.
  23. To cause to have a slant or bias: weighted the rules in favor of homeowners.
  24. Sports To assign to (a horse) the weight it must carry as a handicap in a race.
  25. by weight According to weight rather than volume or other measure.
  26. make weight Sports To weigh within the limits stipulated for an athletic contest.