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dead weight
1 ENTRIES FOUND:
dead weight
(noun)
dead weight
noun
plural
dead weights
dead weight
noun
plural
dead weights
Britannica Dictionary definition of DEAD WEIGHT
1
:
something heavy that is being carried
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count
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The injured child was a
dead weight
in her arms.
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carrying 150 pounds of
dead weight
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2
:
someone or something that makes success more difficult
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He was a
dead weight
on the team this year.
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The company has a lot of
dead weight
[=
deadwood
] it needs to get rid of.
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