ADJ

considerable, enormous, great, heavy, immense
light
gross, net
average, mean
sheer (figurative)
The sheer weight of visitors is destroying this tourist attraction

VERB + WEIGHT

bear, carry, support
The arch bears the weight of the bridge above
bend/buckle/collapse/crack/sag/shift/sink beneath/under, give way beneath/under
Many buildings collapsed under the weight of rain-soaked ash and mud. (figurative) He was buckling under the weight of his responsibilities
crush sb beneath/under
creak/groan beneath/under
She tried to be quiet, but the stairs creaked under her weight
stagger/strain beneath/under
The boy was staggering beneath the weight of a pile of boxes

PREP

in ~
It is about 76 kilos in weight

ADJ

low
ideal, right
excess, surplus
target
I should soon be down to my target weight of 70 kilos
body
birth
babies with a low birth weight

VERB + WEIGHT

watch
I won't have any cake?I have to watch my weight
gain, put on
lose, reduce, shed
He's lost a lot of weight
keep down
bear, carry, hold, support, stand, take
I was worried that the branch wouldn't take my weight
put, rest
The doctor told me not to put my weight on this ankle for a month
shift, transfer
He nervously shifted his weight from foot to foot
distribute
Stand with your legs apart and your weight evenly distributed
hurl, throw
He threw his weight at the door and it burst open

WEIGHT + VERB

go up, increase
go down, decrease, drop, fall, plummet, plunge
fluctuate
People's body weight can fluctuate during the day

WEIGHT + NOUN

gain, loss
control
problem

ADJ

heavy, large
light

VERB + WEIGHT

lift
She did circuit training and lifted weights to build her fitness

WEIGHT + NOUN

lifting, training

PHRASES

weights and measures

ADJ

heavy
dead
With difficulty she managed to pull his dead weight onto the bed
leaden (figurative)
A leaden weight lay on her heart as she waved him goodbye

VERB + WEIGHT

lift
Heavy weights should be lifted with a straight back

ADJ

due, sufficient
Environmental considerations were given due weight in making the decision
insufficient
considerable
sheer
How can you ignore the sheer weight of medical opinion?
economic, financial, intellectual, political
America's economic weight

VERB + WEIGHT

attach, give, place
They attach too much weight to academic achievement
carry
Her opinion seemed to carry little weight in the company
add, lend
The new evidence added considerable weight to the prosecution's case. Sir Leon lent his weight to the Tory campaign yesterday

PHRASES

put/throw your weight behind sth, weight of numbers
The rebels were defeated by sheer weight of numbers