body weight

/ˌbɑdi weɪt/
/ˈbɒdi weɪt/
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Other forms: body weights

Definitions of body weight
  1. noun
    the weight of a person's body
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    types:
    reporting weight
    a person's body weight (as an athlete's) at the beginning of the season (when first reporting for practice)
    type of:
    weight
    the vertical force exerted by a mass as a result of gravity
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