[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

weight \weight\, n. oe. weght, wight, as. gewiht; akin to d.
   gewigt, g. gewicht, icel. vaett, sw. vigt, dan. vaegt.
   see weigh, v. t.
   1913 webster
   1. the quality of being heavy; that property of bodies by
      which they tend toward the center of the earth; the effect
      of gravitative force, especially when expressed in certain
      units or standards, as pounds, grams, etc.
      1913 webster

   note: weight differs from gravity in being the effect of
         gravity, or the downward pressure of a body under the
         influence of gravity; hence, it constitutes a measure
         of the force of gravity, and being the resultant of all
         the forces exerted by gravity upon the different
         particles of the body, it is proportional to the
         quantity of matter in the body.
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   2. the quantity of heaviness; comparative tendency to the
      center of the earth; the quantity of matter as estimated
      by the balance, or expressed numerically with reference to
      some standard unit; as, a mass of stone having the weight
      of five hundred pounds.
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            for sorrow, like a heavy-hanging bell,
            once set on ringing, with his own weight goes.
                                                  --shak.
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   3. hence, pressure; burden; as, the weight of care or
      business. "the weight of this said time." --shak.
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            for the public all this weight he bears. --milton.
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            he who singly bore the world's sad weight.
                                                  --keble.
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   4. importance; power; influence; efficacy; consequence;
      moment; impressiveness; as, a consideration of vast
      weight.
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            in such a point of weight, so near mine honor.
                                                  --shak.
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   5. a scale, or graduated standard, of heaviness; a mode of
      estimating weight; as, avoirdupois weight; troy weight;
      apothecaries' weight.
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   6. a ponderous mass; something heavy; as, a clock weight; a
      paper weight.
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            a man leapeth better with weights in his hands.
                                                  --bacon.
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   7. a definite mass of iron, lead, brass, or other metal, to
      be used for ascertaining the weight of other bodies; as,
      an ounce weight.
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   8. mech. the resistance against which a machine acts, as
      opposed to the power which moves it. obs.
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   atomic weight. chem. see under atomic, and cf.
      element.

   dead weight, feather weight, heavy weight, light
   weight, etc. see under dead, feather, etc.

   weight of observation astron.  physics, a number
      expressing the most probable relative value of each
      observation in determining the result of a series of
      observations of the same kind.
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   syn: ponderousness; gravity; heaviness; pressure; burden;
        load; importance; power; influence; efficacy;
        consequence; moment; impressiveness.
        1913 webster
see also:
weigh atomic weight atomic element dead weight feather weight 
heavy weight light weight dead feather weight of observation 

[2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

heavy \heav"y\, a. compar. heavier; superl. heaviest. oe.
   hevi, as. hefig, fr. hebban to lift, heave; akin to ohg.
   hebig, hevig, icel. h"ofigr, h"ofugr. see heave.
   1. heaved or lifted with labor; not light; weighty;
      ponderous; as, a heavy stone; hence, sometimes, large in
      extent, quantity, or effects; as, a heavy fall of rain or
      snow; a heavy failure; heavy business transactions, etc.;
      often implying strength; as, a heavy barrier; also,
      difficult to move; as, a heavy draught.
      1913 webster

   2. not easy to bear; burdensome; oppressive; hard to endure
      or accomplish; hence, grievous, afflictive; as, heavy
      yokes, expenses, undertakings, trials, news, etc.
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            the hand of the lord was heavy upon them of ashdod.
                                                  --1 sam. v. 6.
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            the king himself hath a heavy reckoning to make.
                                                  --shak.
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            sent hither to impart the heavy news. --wordsworth.
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            trust him not in matter of heavy consequence.
                                                  --shak.
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   3. laden with that which is weighty; encumbered; burdened;
      bowed down, either with an actual burden, or with care,
      grief, pain, disappointment.
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            the heavy sorrowing nobles all in council were.
                                                  --chapman.
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            a light wife doth make a heavy husband. --shak.
      1913 webster

   4. slow; sluggish; inactive; or lifeless, dull, inanimate,
      stupid; as, a heavy gait, looks, manners, style, and the
      like; a heavy writer or book.
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            whilst the heavy plowman snores.      --shak.
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            of a heavy, dull, degenerate mind.    --dryden.
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            neither is his ear heavy, that it can not hear.
                                                  --is. lix. 1.
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   5. strong; violent; forcible; as, a heavy sea, storm,
      cannonade, and the like.
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   6. loud; deep; -- said of sound; as, heavy thunder.
      1913 webster

            but, hark that heavy sound breaks in once more.
                                                  --byron.
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   7. dark with clouds, or ready to rain; gloomy; -- said of the
      sky.
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   8. impeding motion; cloggy; clayey; -- said of earth; as, a
      heavy road, soil, and the like.
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   9. not raised or made light; as, heavy bread.
      1913 webster

   10. not agreeable to, or suitable for, the stomach; not
       easily digested; -- said of food.
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   11. having much body or strength; -- said of wines, or other
       liquors.
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   12. with child; pregnant. r.
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   heavy artillery. mil.
       a guns of great weight or large caliber, esp. siege,
           garrison, and seacoast guns.
       b troops which serve heavy guns.

   heavy cavalry. see under cavalry.

   heavy fire mil., a continuous or destructive cannonading,
      or discharge of small arms.

   heavy metal mil., large guns carrying balls of a large
      size; also, large balls for such guns.

   heavy metals. chem. see under metal.

   heavy weight, in wrestling, boxing, etc., a term applied to
      the heaviest of the classes into which contestants are
      divided. cf. feather weight
       c, under feather.
           1913 webster

   note: heavy is used in composition to form many words which
         need no special explanation; as, heavy-built,
         heavy-browed, heavy-gaited, etc.
         1913 webster
see also:
heavier heaviest heave heavy artillery heavy cavalry cavalry 
heavy fire heavy metal heavy metals metal heavy weight 
feather weight feather 

Heavy >> H Words
Heavy, definition of term: Heavy
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Heavy Metals >> H Words
Heavy Metals, definition of term: Heavy Metals
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Heavy Sea >> H Words
Heavy Sea, definition of term: Heavy Sea
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Heavy Water >> H Words
Heavy Water, definition of term: Heavy Water
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Heavy Cream >> H Words
Heavy Cream, definition of term: Heavy Cream
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Heavy Metal >> H Words
Heavy Metal, definition of term: Heavy Metal
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Middle Weight >> M Words
Middle Weight, definition of term: Middle Weight
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Troy Weight >> T Words
Troy Weight, definition of term: Troy Weight
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Imperial Weight >> I Words
Imperial Weight, definition of term: Imperial Weight
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Body Weight >> B Words
Body Weight, definition of term: Body Weight
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