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weight
A	noun
	1	weight
			an artifact that is heavy
		Category Tree: entity ╚object; physical object ╚artifact; artefact ╚weight ╚sinker ╚paperweight ╚makeweight ╚load; loading; burden ╚counterweight; counterbalance; counterpoise; balance; equalizer; equaliser ╚bob
	2	weight, free weight, exercising weight
			sports equipment used in calisthenic exercises and weightlifting; a weight that is not attached to anything and is raised and lowered by use of the hands and arms
		Category Tree: entity ╚object; physical object ╚artifact; artefact ╚instrumentality; instrumentation ╚equipment ╚sports equipment; sporting goods ╚weight, free weight, exercising weight ╚dumbbell ╚barbell
	3	weight
			the vertical force exerted by a mass as a result of gravity
		Category Tree: abstraction ╚attribute ╚property ╚physical property ╚weight ╚lightness; weightlessness ╚throw-weight ╚poundage ╚heaviness; weightiness ╚dead weight ╚body weight
	4	weight
			the relative importance granted to something; "his opinion carries great weight"
		Category Tree: abstraction ╚attribute ╚quality ╚worth ╚value ╚importance ╚weight
	5	weight
			an oppressive feeling of heavy force; "bowed down by the weight of responsibility"
		Category Tree: psychological feature ╚feeling ╚sadness; unhappiness ╚depression ╚oppression; oppressiveness ╚weight
	6	weight, weighting
			(statistics) a coefficient assigned to elements of a frequency distribution in order to represent their relative importance
		Category Tree: abstraction ╚measure; quantity; amount ╚definite quantity ╚number ╚constant ╚coefficient ╚weight, weighting
	7	weight unit, weight
			a unit used to measure weight; "he placed two weights in the scale pan"
		Category Tree: abstraction ╚measure; quantity; amount ╚definite quantity ╚unit of measurement; unit ╚weight unit, weight ╚rotl ╚pood ╚picul ╚oka ╚obolus ╚maund ╚last ╚frail ╚crith ╚catty; cattie ╚arroba ╚apothecaries' unit; apothecaries' weight ╚troy unit
	8	system of weights, weight
			a system of units used to express the weight of something
		Category Tree: abstraction ╚measure; quantity; amount ╚system of measurement; metric ╚system of weights, weight ╚troy; troy weight ╚avoirdupois; avoirdupois weight
B	verb
	1	slant, angle, weight
			present with a bias; "He biased his presentation so as to please the share holders"
		Category Tree: change; alter; modify ╚affect; impact; bear upon; bear on; touch on; touch ╚influence; act upon; work ╚prejudice; prepossess ╚bias; predetermine ╚slant, angle, weight
	2	burden, burthen, weight, weight down
			weight down with a load
		Category Tree: change; alter; modify ╚charge ╚burden, burthen, weight, weight down ╚saddle ╚plumb ╚overburden

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