Phrase guide
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adv
With just enough weight for a ball to drop into a pocket, or come to rest in a precisely determined position.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
Unremitting heavy weight that does not move.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
The largest weight of cargo a ship is able to carry; i.e., the weight of a ship when fully loaded minus its weight when empty.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: nautical, transport
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noun
A dead load.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: business, construction, manufacturing
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noun
That which is useless or excess; that which slows something down.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, figuratively, uncountable
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noun
The total (unpowered) weight of a train to be propelled (or hauled) by the locomotive; another locomotive being hauled dead as part of the train is a dead weight.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: rail-transport, railways, transport
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noun
a heavy motionless weight
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: weight
noun
an oppressive encumbrance
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: burden, load, encumbrance, incumbrance, onus
History
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Across languages
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