(weight of person)
1Weight stigma — Weight stigma, also known as weightism, weight bias, and weight based discrimination, refers to invidiously discriminatory attitudes towards overweight/obese individuals that influence interpersonal interactions. Weight stigma reflects… …
2Weight gain — is an increase in body weight. This can be either an increase in muscle mass, fat deposits, or excess fluids such as water. DescriptionIn some cases, weight gain can also occur as a result of developing tumors or other abnormal growths. Muscle… …
3weight-watch|er — «WAYT WOCH uhr, WCH », noun. a person who tries to control his weight by dieting; dieter: »[They] are not exactly the keenest weight watchers in the world and hardly let a day go by without forking into the pasta (Sunday Times). ╂[< Weight… …
4weight-watcher — weight′ watch er n. cvb a person who is dieting to control his or her weight • Etymology: 1965–70 weight′ watch ing, adj. n …
5weight-watcher — weight watching, adj., n. /wayt woch euhr/, n. a person who is dieting to control his or her weight. [1965 70] * * * …
6weight-watcher — weight watching, adj., n. /wayt woch euhr/, n. a person who is dieting to control his or her weight. [1965 70] …
7weight thrower — weight thrower, a person who competes in the weight throw …
8weight — [[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… …
9Weight — This article is about the physical concept. For other uses, see Weight (disambiguation). A spring scale measures the weight of an object (according to the operational definition) …
10weight — weight1 [ weıt ] noun *** 1. ) uncount a measurement of how heavy a person or thing is: in weight: It was about 12 pounds in weight. lose weight (=become thinner): Have you lost weight? put on/gain weight (=become fatter): Susan gained weight… …
