| 1. heaviness, amount something weighs; unit of weight or mass; object which weighs a given amount and is used in weightlifting; heavy physical load; mental burden, pressure; importance, influence. load with additional weight, add weight to; oppress, burden; regard, esteem; ascribe statistical weight to. weightweight , n. [oe. weght, wight, as. gewiht; akin to d. gewigt, g. gewicht, icel. v?tt, sw. vigt, dan. v?gt. see: weigh, v. t.] |