" weight "

1: the amount that something weighs;

  * e.g., " ... because of a back condition, I'm not allowed to lift anything with a weight of over 10 pounds "

•  Synonyms : 

•  avoirdupois,

•  heaviness,

•  heft

•  Antonyms : 

•  insignificance,

•  littleness,

•  puniness,

•  slightness,

•  smallness,

•  triviality

2: the quality or state of being important;

  * e.g., " ... a matter of little weight that is a preoccupation solely of the news media "

•  Synonyms : 

•  account,

•  consequence,

•  import,

•  importance,

•  magnitude,

•  moment,

•  momentousness,

•  significance,

•  weightiness

•  Antonyms : 

•  de-emphasis

3: a mass or quantity of something taken up and carried, conveyed, or transported;

  * e.g., " ... those books are a heavy weight to have to carry around all day "

•  Synonyms : 

•  burden,

•  cargo,

•  draft,

•  freight,

•  haul,

•  lading,

•  load,

•  loading,

•  payload

•  Antonyms : 

•  leanness,

•  reediness,

•  slenderness,

•  slimness,

•  svelteness,

•  thinness

1: as in gymnastics, athletics;

•  Synonyms : 

•  aerobics,

•  athletics,

•  bodybuilding,

•  body mechanics,

•  calisthenics,

•  gymnastics,

•  isometrics,

•  plyometrics,

•  slimnastics,

•  activity,

•  conditioning,

•  exercise,

•  exertion,

•  training,

•  warm-up,

•  workout,

•  toning,

•  trimming,

•  physical therapy

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

1: to place a weight or burden on;

  * e.g., " ... weighted the car with a ton of furniture and then headed off for college "

•  Synonyms : 

•  burden,

•  encumber,

•  freight,

•  lade,

•  laden,

•  load,

•  lumber,

•  saddle

•  Antonyms : 

•  disburden,

•  discharge,

•  disencumber,

•  unburden,

•  unlade,

•  unload

1: as in weigh down, bog (down);

•  Synonyms : 

•  bog (down),

•  fetter,

•  hamper,

•  restrain,

•  shackle,

•  subject,

•  weigh down,

•  burden,

•  encumber,

•  saddle

•  Antonyms : 

•  clear,

•  disburden,

•  disencumber,

•  divest,

•  free,

•  relieve,

•  rid,

•  unburden,

•  discharge,

•  emancipate,

•  enfranchise,

•  liberate,

•  loose,

•  loosen,

•  manumit,

•  release,

•  spring,

•  unbind,

•  uncage,

•  unchain,

•  unfetter,

•  bail (out),

•  deliver,

•  redeem,

•  rescue

1: to cause to follow by applying steady force on;

  * e.g., " ... a team of horses pulling a heavy wagon "

•  Synonyms : 

•  drag,

•  draw,

•  hale,

•  haul,

•  lug,

•  tow,

•  tug

•  Antonyms : 

•  drive,

•  propel,

•  push

2: to draw out by force or with effort;

  * e.g., " ... the dentist had to struggle to pull the tooth "

•  Synonyms : 

•  corkscrew,

•  extract,

•  prize,

•  pry,

•  root (out),

•  tear (out),

•  uproot,

•  wrest,

•  wring,

•  yank

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

3: to injure by overuse, misuse, or pressure;

  * e.g., " ... lift the crate carefully, or you'll pull a muscle "

•  Synonyms : 

•  rack,

•  strain,

•  stretch,

•  wrench

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

1: to send through the air especially with a quick forward motion of the arm;

  * e.g., " ... threw a life preserver to the drowning man "

•  Synonyms : 

•  cast,

•  catapult,

•  chuck,

•  dash,

•  fire,

•  fling,

•  heave,

•  hurl,

•  hurtle,

•  launch,

•  lob,

•  loft,

•  peg,

•  pelt,

•  pitch,

•  sling,

•  toss

•  Antonyms : 

•  lift,

•  pick up,

•  raise

2: to cause to fall intentionally or unintentionally;

  * e.g., " ... the attacker threw his victim to the ground "

•  Synonyms : 

•  depress,

•  drop,

•  lower,

•  throw down

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

1: to be of importance;

  * e.g., " ... His opinion doesn't carry much weight with the people who'll make the final decision. "

•  Synonyms : 

•  count,

•  import,

•  matter,

•  mean,

•  signify,

•  weigh

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

1: to be of importance;

  * e.g., " ... His opinion doesn't carry much weight with the people who'll make the final decision. "

•  Synonyms : 

•  counted,

•  imported,

•  mattered,

•  meant,

•  signified,

•  weighed

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

1: to be of importance;

  * e.g., " ... His opinion doesn't carry much weight with the people who'll make the final decision. "

•  Synonyms : 

•  counts,

•  imports,

•  matters,

•  means,

•  signifies,

•  weighs

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

1: to be of importance;

  * e.g., " ... His opinion doesn't carry much weight with the people who'll make the final decision. "

•  Synonyms : 

•  counting,

•  importing,

•  mattering,

•  meaning,

•  signifying,

•  weighing

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)