dead ‧ weight BrE AmE , dead weight /ˈdedweɪt/ noun [singular]
1 . something that is very heavy and difficult to carry
2 . someone or something that prevents you from making progress or being successful
dead ‧ weight BrE AmE , dead weight /ˈdedweɪt/ noun [singular]
1 . something that is very heavy and difficult to carry
2 . someone or something that prevents you from making progress or being successful
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English. Longman - Словарь современного английского языка. 2012