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unweight

un·weight
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [uhn-weyt]
    • /ʌnˈweɪt/
    • /ˌʌnˈweɪt /
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [uhn-weyt]
    • /ʌnˈweɪt/

Definitions of unweight word

  • verb without object unweight Skiing. to lessen downward force and friction between the skis and the snow by a quick upward or downward shifting of the body or by using bumps in the terrain. 1
  • verb unweight to minimize the pressure of body weight on (a ski) before a turn by briefly bending down or straightening up 0

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Origin of unweight

First appearance:

before 1935
One of the 8% newest English words
First recorded in 1935-40; un-2 + weight

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Parts of speech for Unweight

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

unweight popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 43% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

unweight usage trend in Literature

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Top questions with unweight

  • how to unweight a gpa?

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