Origin: Germanic Old English suffix
Weight has 13 different meanings across 3 categories:
Noun · Verb · Proper Noun
the vertical force exerted by a mass as a result of gravity
"The astronaut felt weightless as she floated freely inside the orbiting space station."
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
"She struggled to lift her heavy dumbbells during the morning workout."
the relative importance granted to something
"his opinion carries great weight"
"the progression implied an increasing weightiness of the items listed"
an artifact that is heavy
"The archaeologist carefully lifted the ancient stone weight to examine its worn surface."
a system of units used to express the weight of something
"The shipping label indicated that the package was within the standard weight limits for ground delivery."
(statistics) a coefficient assigned to elements of a frequency distribution in order to represent their relative importance
"In the survey analysis, the researcher applied statistical weight to responses from rural areas so that they would not be overshadowed by the larger urban sample."
The force on an object due to the gravitational attraction between it and the Earth (or whatever astronomical object it is primarily influenced by).
"The astronaut felt her weight drop significantly as she drifted away from the surface of the moon."
In plain English: Weight is how heavy something feels when you hold it up against gravity.
"The heavy weight of the suitcase made it difficult to carry up the stairs."
weight down with a load
"The storm surge began to weigh down the small fishing boat until it started listing dangerously toward the shore."
To add weight to something; to make something heavier.
"The teacher added a few more facts to her argument, which gave it significant weight in convincing the panel."
In plain English: To weight something is to make it heavier by adding extra mass to it.
"The heavy box was too hard for me to lift, so I asked my neighbor to weight it down with bricks."
Usage: Use this verb when physically adding mass to an object or figuratively strengthening an argument with evidence. Avoid confusing it with the noun form, which simply refers to heaviness rather than the act of increasing it.
A surname.
"The new head coach, Weight, surprised everyone by choosing a defensive lineup over an offensive one."
The word "weight" comes from Middle English and originally meant something that could be moved or pulled, reflecting its ancient roots in the idea of motion. It traveled into modern English as an abstract noun formed by adding a suffix to the verb "weigh."