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- [weyt]
- /pʊl wʌnz weɪt/
- /pʊl wʌnz weɪt/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [weyt]
- /pʊl wʌnz weɪt/
Definitions of pull one's weight words
- noun pull one's weight the amount or quantity of heaviness or mass; amount a thing weighs. 1
- noun pull one's weight Physics. the force that gravitation exerts upon a body, equal to the mass of the body times the local acceleration of gravity: commonly taken, in a region of constant gravitational acceleration, as a measure of mass. 1
- noun pull one's weight a system of units for expressing heaviness or mass: avoirdupois weight. 1
- noun pull one's weight a unit of heaviness or mass: The pound is a common weight in English-speaking countries. 1
- noun pull one's weight a body of determinate mass, as of metal, for using on a balance or scale in weighing objects, substances, etc. 1
- noun pull one's weight a specific quantity of a substance that is determined by weighing or that weighs a fixed amount: a half-ounce weight of gold dust. 1
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Origin of pull one's weight
First appearance:
before 1000 One of the 6% oldest English words
before 1000; Middle English (noun); Old English wiht (cognate with Dutch wicht, German Gewicht); see weigh1, -th1
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Parts of speech for Pull one's weight
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pull one's weight popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 98% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
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