weight

simple noun88 collocationsAvg. frequency: 7.1
heavy weight8.5
light weight8.2
great weight8.0
considerable weight7.8
enormous weight7.5
total weight7.3
immense weight7.2
average weight7.1
extra weight7.0
sheer weight6.5

figurative, emphasizes the greatness of the amount

net weight5.8

weight of the product only, without packaging

gross weight5.5

total weight of product and packaging

mean weight4.5

formal or technical

body weight8.0
healthy weight7.5
birth weight7.4
excess weight7.2
ideal weight7.0
target weight6.9
low weight6.8
right weight6.5
heavy weights7.9
free weights7.2

dumbbells, barbells, etc.

light weights7.0
large weights6.5
heavy weight8.5
dead weight6.3

a heavy, inert weight

leaden weight4.1

figurative, a heavy feeling of unhappiness or worry

considerable weight7.8
little weight6.8
economic weight6.7
political weight6.6
full weight6.5
sheer weight6.5

emphasizes the greatness of the amount/influence

added weight6.4
emotional weight6.2
due weight5.9

formal

sufficient weight5.8

formal

insufficient weight5.2

formal

intellectual weight5.1
weight loss8.3
weight gain7.7
weight control7.1
weight problem7.0
weight training7.6
weight lifting7.5
weight room6.8
weight increases7.0
weight goes up6.8
weight goes down6.7
weight drops5.8
weight falls5.6
weight fluctuates5.3
weight comes off5.1
weight plummets4.5

dramatic decrease

weights and measures6.0

a system of standard units for measuring

throw your weight behind sth5.9
put your weight behind sth5.7
weight of numbers5.5

an advantage due to having more people

in weight7.9

used to state the weight of something

under the weight7.6
beneath the weight5.5
support the weight7.8
carry the weight7.5
bear the weight7.0
distribute the weight6.2
lose weight8.5
put on weight8.2
gain weight8.0
watch your weight7.5

to be careful about what you eat to avoid gaining weight

take someone's weight6.8
put your weight on6.7
maintain weight6.5
shift your weight6.4
support someone's weight6.3
shed weight6.2
hold someone's weight6.1
reduce weight6.0
bear someone's weight6.0
rest your weight on5.9
keep weight down5.8
carry someone's weight5.8
distribute your weight5.7
stand someone's weight5.5
transfer your weight5.4
throw your weight5.2

to use your body's force against something

get down weight5.0
get off weight4.8
lift weights8.1
lift a weight7.3
carry weight7.2

to be influential or important

add weight to7.0
give weight to6.9
place weight on6.4
lend weight to6.3
attach weight to6.1