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| pendulum |
a weight hung on a long cord, wire, or lever so that it swings back and forth. Pendulums are used to control the movements of some clocks. |
| plumb |
a small weight tied to a line. A plumb is used to measure the depth of water or to test if something is straight up and down. [1/5 definitions] |
| pound2 |
a unit of weight equal to 16 ounces or 453.592 grams. (abbreviated: lb.) [1/2 definitions] |
| press1 |
the act of putting weight or pressure on something. [1/10 definitions] |
| sinker |
a small weight used to lower a fishing line or net under water. |
| slump |
to sink down or fall with all one's weight. [1/4 definitions] |
| sound3 |
to measure the depth of with a pole or a weight attached to a line. [1/2 definitions] |
| tackle |
a rope and pulley used to lift or move a heavy weight. [1/5 definitions] |
| ton |
a unit of weight equal to 2000 pounds or 907.18 kilograms, used in the United States and Canada; short ton. [2/3 definitions] |
| underweight |
lower in weight than is normal, desired, or necessary. |
| weigh |
to measure the weight of by using a scale. [2/4 definitions] |
| weigh down |
to cause to lower, bend, or stay down by adding weight. [1/3 definitions] |
| weightless |
having, or seeming to have, little or no weight; not controlled by gravity. |
| wt. |
abbreviation of "weight." |
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