noun
1 amount sth weighs
ADJECTIVE
▪ considerable , enormous , great , heavy , immense
▪ light
▪ extra
▪ gross , net
▪ total
▪ average , mean
▪ sheer ( figurative )
▪
The sheer ~ of visitors is destroying this tourist attraction.
VERB + WEIGHT
▪ bear , carry , support
▪
The arch bears the ~ of the bridge above.
▪ distribute
PREPOSITION
▪ in ~
▪
It is about 76 pounds in ~.
▪ beneath the ~ , under the ~
▪
The boy was staggering beneath the ~ of a pile of boxes.
▪
Many buildings collapsed under the ~ of the ash.
▪
She tried to be quiet, but the stairs creaked under her ~.
▪
He was buckling under the ~ of his responsibilities. ( figurative )
2 weight of sb's body
ADJECTIVE
▪ low
▪ ideal , right
▪ healthy
▪ excess
▪ target
▪
I should soon be down to my target ~ of 70 kilos.
▪ body
▪ birth
▪
babies with a low birth ~
VERB + WEIGHT
▪ watch
▪
I won't have any cake—I have to watch my ~.
▪ gain , put on
▪ get down , get off , lose , reduce , shed
▪
He's lost a lot of ~.
▪ keep down
▪ maintain
▪ bear , carry , hold , stand , support , take
▪
I was worried that the branch wouldn't take my ~.
▪ put , rest
▪
The doctor told me not to put my ~ on this ankle for a month.
▪ shift , transfer
▪
He nervously shifted his ~ from foot to foot.
▪ distribute
▪
Stand with your legs apart and your ~ evenly distributed.
▪ throw
▪
He threw his ~ at the door and it burst open.
WEIGHT + VERB
▪ go up , increase
▪ come off , drop , fall , go down , plummet ( esp. BrE )
▪ fluctuate
▪
People's body ~ can fluctuate during the day.
WEIGHT + NOUN
▪ gain , loss
▪ control
▪ problem
3 piece of metal
ADJECTIVE
▪ heavy , large
▪ light
▪ free
VERB + WEIGHT
▪ lift
▪
She did circuit training and lifted ~s to build her fitness.
WEIGHT + NOUN
▪ lifting , training
▪ room
PHRASES
▪ ~s and measures
4 heavy object
ADJECTIVE
▪ heavy
▪ dead
▪
With difficulty she managed to pull his dead ~ onto the bed.
▪ leaden ( figurative )
▪
A leaden ~ lay on her heart as she waved him goodbye.
VERB + WEIGHT
▪ lift
▪
Heavy ~s should be lifted with a straight back.
5 importance/influence of sth
ADJECTIVE
▪ due , full , sufficient
▪
Environmental considerations were given due ~ in making the decision.
▪ insufficient ( esp. BrE )
▪ considerable
▪ little
▪ added
▪ sheer
▪
How can you ignore the sheer ~ of medical opinion?
▪ economic , emotional , intellectual , political
▪
America's economic ~
VERB + WEIGHT
▪ attach , give , place
▪
They attach too much ~ to academic achievement.
▪ carry
▪
Her opinion seemed to carry little ~ in the company.
▪ add , lend
▪
The new evidence added considerable ~ to the prosecution's case.
▪
Sir Leon lent his ~ to the Tory campaign yesterday.
PHRASES
▪ put your ~ behind sth , throw your ~ behind sth
▪ ~ of numbers
▪
The rebels were defeated by sheer ~ of numbers.