Collocations for "weight"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "weight" in context.
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weight
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.n
- [lift, press, snatch, bench press] weights
- is a heavy-weight
- is a fly-weight
- is a middle-weight
- is a bantam-weight
- the [heavy]-weight [fighter, boxer, UFC champion]
- the weight of [a goal, an objective, a responsibility, the burden]
- a [table, system] of weights (and measures)
- [take, measure] [its] weight
- collapsed under the weight (of)
- (has) put on (a lot of) weight
- [lose, gain] weight
- has problems [losing, gaining] weight
- has problems with his weight
- reach [a healthy, my ideal, your goal] weight
- get down to a [healthy] weight
- the [news, sight, call] took a weight off my [mind, shoulders, chest]
- the [debts, exams] were a weight on her mind
- (can) feel the weight of the [decision, responsibility]
- carrying the weight of the world on his shoulders
- his [opinion, experience, expertise] carries great weight (in my opinion)
- lends weight to the [theory, idea, argument]
- add weight to [a debate, an argument, a proposal]
- add weight to the [bar, camel, load, scale]
- a weight to [hold, press, keep] down (the)
- sell [fruit, vegetables, herbs] by (the) weight
- the [pound, gram, ounce] is a common weight
- everyone has to pull their (own) weight
- throws his weight around
- was [punching, fighting, competing] above his weight
- at a weight of [under, over] [one hundred pounds]
- weight [loss, gain, restrictions]
- has weight [problems, issues]
- weight the [results, question]
- weighted to [reflect, represent, adjust]
- weighted in favor of
- weight the [tent, tarp, blanket, tablecloth] down
- weight down the [tarp]
- weight it down with [rocks, stones, books]
'weight' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
achieve
- appropriate
- average
- axle
- balloon
- barrel
- battle
- bear
- bearing
- beneath
- bent
- bet
- birth
- body
- bow
- buckle
- build
- bulge
- burn
- cargo
- carry
- carton
- collapse
- conversion
- counter
- crazy
- crumble
- curl
- dead
- decrease
- diet
- double
- downward
- drop
- enter
- equivalent
- exceed
- excess
- exercise
- factor
- fast
- function
- gain
- gem
- good
- groan
- gross
- guess
- healthy
- heavy