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Weight Definition–noun | 1. | the amount or quantity of heaviness or mass; amount a thing weighs. | | 2. | Physics. the force that gravitation exerts upon a body, equal to the mass of the body times the local acceleration of gravity: commonly taken, in a region of constant gravitational acceleration, as a measure of mass. | | 3. | a system of units for expressing heaviness or mass: avoirdupois weight. | | 4. | a unit of heaviness or mass: The pound is a common weight in English-speaking countries. | | 5. | a body of determinate mass, as of metal, for using on a balance or scale in weighing objects, substances, etc. | | 6. | a specific quantity of a substance that is determined by weighing or that weighs a fixed amount: a half-ounce weight of gold dust. | | 7. | any heavy load, mass, or object: Put down that weight and rest your arms. | | 8. | an object used or useful solely because of its heaviness: the weights of a clock. | | 9. | a mental or moral burden, as of care, sorrow, or responsibility: Knowing you are safe takes a weight off my mind. | | 10. | importance, moment, consequence, or effective influence: an opinion of great weight. | | 11. | Statistics. a measure of the relative importance of an item in a statistical population. | | 12. | (of clothing, textiles, etc.) | a. | relative heaviness or thickness as related to warmth or to seasonal use (often used in combination): a winter-weight jacket. | | b. | relative heaviness or thickness as related to use: a bolt of coat-weight woolen cloth. | | | 13. | Printing. <
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/span>(of type) the degree of blackness or boldness. | | 14. | (esp. in boxing) a division or class to which a contestant belongs according to how much he weighs: two brothers who fight professionally in the same weight. | | 15. | the total amount the jockey, saddle, and leads must weigh on a racehorse during a race, according to the conditions of the race: Jacinto has a weight of 122 pounds in the seventh race. | | 16. | the stress or accent value given a sound, syllable, or word. | –verb (used with object) | 17. | to add weight to; load with additional weight: to weight sacks before dumping them overboard. | | 18. | to load (fabrics, threads, etc.) with
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Training Definition–noun | 1. | the education, instruction, or discipline of a person or thing that is being trained: He's in training for the Olympics. | | 2. | the status or condition of a person who has been trained: athletes in top training. | –adjective | 3. | of, pertaining to, or used in or for training: a training manual. | | 4. | intended for use during an introductory, learning, or transitional period: a training cup for weaning a baby; a training bra. | |
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Bench Definition–noun | 1. | a long seat for several persons: a bench in the park. | | 2. | a seat occupied by an official, esp. a judge. | | 3. | such a seat as a symbol of the office and dignity of an individual judge or the judiciary. | | 4. | the office or dignity of various other officials, or the officials themselves. | | 5. | Sports. | a. | the seat on which the players of a team sit during a game while not playing. | | b. | thequality and number of the players of a team who are usually used as substitutes: A weak bench hurt their chances for the championship. | | | 7. | Also called workbench. the strong worktable of a carpenter or other mechanic. | | 8. | a platform on which animals are placed for exhibition, esp. at a dog show. | | 9. | a contest or exhibition of dogs; dog show. | | 10. | Physical Geography. a shelflike area of rock with steep slopes above and below. | | 11. | Mining. a step or working elevation in a mine. | –verb (used with object) | 13. | to furnish with benches. | | 14. | to seat on a bench or on the bench: an election that benched him in the district court. | | 15. | to place (a show dog or other animal) in exhibition. | | 16. | to cut away the working faces of (a mine or quarry) in benches. | | 17. | Sports. to remove from a game or keep from participating in a game: to be benched because of poor hitting. |
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