| CATCHWEIGHT | • catchweight adv. (Horse racing) Without any weight restrictions; without being handicapped. • catchweight adj. (Sports) Without any weight restrictions; having no handicap. • catchweight adj. Having no standard weight, but rather having weight determined when packaged for sale or shipping. |
| DEADWEIGHTS | • deadweights n. Plural of deadweight. • dead␣weights n. Plural of dead weight. • DEADWEIGHT n. a weight esp. of a person that does not support itself. |
| FOREWEIGHED | • foreweighed v. Simple past tense and past participle of foreweigh. • FOREWEIGH v. (archaic) to estimate beforehand. |
| HEAVYWEIGHT | • heavyweight n. A very large, heavy, or impressive person. • heavyweight n. (Uncountable, boxing) The professional boxing weight class for boxers weighing more than 190 pounds;… • heavyweight n. (Uncountable, by extension) A similar division and contestant in other sports. |
| LIGHTWEIGHT | • lightweight n. (Combat sports) A particular weight class, or member of such, as prescribed by the rules, between that… • lightweight n. (Rowing) A particular weight category as prescribed by the rules, separate from an open or heavyweight class. • lightweight n. (Weightlifting) A competitive weight division as prescribed by the rules, between the heavier middleweight… |
| MAKEWEIGHTS | • makeweights n. Plural of makeweight. • MAKEWEIGHT n. a small quantity added to make up a certain weight e.g. an extra slice of bread; hence, an insignificant person or thing. |
| OUTWEIGHING | • outweighing v. Present participle of outweigh. • OUTWEIGH v. to weigh more than. |
| OVERWEIGHED | • overweighed v. Simple past tense and past participle of overweigh. • OVERWEIGH v. to exceed in weight; to overbalance. |
| OVERWEIGHTS | • overweights v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of overweight. • OVERWEIGHT v. to give too much weight or consideration to. |
| PAPERWEIGHT | • paperweight n. A small, decorative, somewhat weighty object placed on one or more pieces of paper to keep them from fluttering away. • paperweight n. Any object used for this purpose. • paperweight n. (Slang) A useless piece of equipment. |
| PENNYWEIGHT | • pennyweight n. A unit of mass equal to 24 grains, or 1⁄20 of a troy ounce. • PENNYWEIGHT n. an old unit of weight, the twentieth part of an ounce. |
| PREWEIGHING | • PREWEIGH v. to weigh beforehand. |
| STRAWWEIGHT | • strawweight n. (Boxing) minimumweight. • strawweight n. (Mixed martial arts) the weight class of 106-115 lbs, above atomweight and below flyweight. • strawweight n. A fighter in the above weight class. |
| UNDERWEIGHT | • underweight adj. Of an inappropriately or unusually low weight. • underweight adj. Not too heavy for an intended purpose. • underweight adj. (Finance) Being less invested in a particular area than market wisdom suggests. |
| UNWEIGHTING | • unweighting v. Present participle of unweight. • UNWEIGHTING n. the act of removing weight from. |
| WEIGHBOARDS | • weighboards n. Plural of weighboard. • WEIGHBOARD n. a thin geological seam separating larger strata, also WAYBOARD. |
| WEIGHBRIDGE | • weighbridge n. (UK) a platform, flush with the roadway, having a mechanism for weighing vehicles, wagons, livestock, etc. • WEIGHBRIDGE n. a machine for weighing vehicles with their loads. |
| WEIGHTINESS | • weightiness n. The quality of being weighty. • WEIGHTINESS n. the state of being weighty. |