dead-weight
51Weight of observation — Weight Weight, n. [OE. weght, wight, AS. gewiht; akin to D. gewigt, G. gewicht, Icel. v[ae]tt, Sw. vigt, Dan. v[ae]gt. See {Weigh}, v. t.] [1913 Webster] 1. The quality of being heavy; that property of bodies by which they tend toward the center… …
52dead lift — n. 1. a direct lifting without any mechanical assistance, as of a dead weight 2. Archaic a difficult task requiring all one s power 3. Weight Lifting a type of exercise in which a person lifts a barbell off the floor, stands up straight, and… …
53dead — adj., adv., & n. adj. 1 no longer alive. 2 colloq. extremely tired or unwell. 3 benumbed; affected by loss of sensation (my fingers are dead). 4 (foll. by to) unappreciative or unconscious of; insensitive to. 5 no longer effective or in use;… …
54dead load — noun a constant load on a structure (e.g. a bridge) due to the weight of the supported structure itself • Hypernyms: ↑load, ↑loading, ↑burden * * * noun 1. : a constant load that in structures (as a bridge, car, building, or machine) is due …
55weight — noun 1 amount sth weighs ADJECTIVE ▪ considerable, enormous, great, heavy, immense ▪ light ▪ extra ▪ …
56weight — 1 /weIt/ noun 1 WHAT SB/STH WEIGHS (C, U) how heavy something is when measured by a particular system: The average weight of a baby at birth is just over seven pounds. 2 HOW FAT (U) how heavy and especially how fat someone is: A lot of teenage… …
57dead-lift — verb see dead lift II * * * deadˈ lift or deadˈ pull noun 1. A lift or pull made without help or leverage, etc 2. Hence an effort under discouraging conditions • • • Main Entry: ↑dead * * * dead lift «DEHD LIHFT», transitive verb …
58dead — 1 /ded/ adjective (no comparative) NO LONGER ALIVE OR EXISTING 1 no longer alive: Her mother had been dead for ten years. | dead leaves | dead body (=the body of a person who has died) | dead as a doornail/stone dead informal (=completely dead… …
59weight — [[t]we͟ɪt[/t]] ♦♦ weights, weighting, weighted 1) N VAR: oft amount in N, with poss, N of amount The weight of a person or thing is how heavy they are, measured in units such as kilograms, pounds, or tons. What is your height and weight?... This… …
60weight — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. heaviness; heft; overweight, avoirdupois, tonnage, poundage; gravity; ballast; measurement; importance, influence; significance; pressure, load, burden. See quantity. v. ballast, load, burden; favor;… …
