weight

/ˈwāt/

Middle English wight, weght, from Old English wiht; akin to Old Norse vætt weight, Old English wegan to weigh

noun

  1. the amount that a thing weighs

  2. the standard or established amount that a thing should weigh

  3. one of the classes into which contestants in a sports event are divided according to body weight

importance consequence moment weight significance mean a quality or aspect having great worth or significance. importance implies a value judgment of the superior worth or influence of something or someone. consequence generally implies importance because of probable or possible effects.

verb

  1. to oppress with a burden

  2. to load or make heavy with or as if with a weight

  3. to increase in heaviness by adding an ingredient

weighted down with cares

noun

  1. the act or state of supporting or withstanding the weight of something (such as a building or the body) —usually used before another noun

The involved bones are deformed by the stress of weight-bearing or even by the normal pull of attached muscles.