poids — meaning in English

English meaning

• bob verb To move up and down repeatedly, especially near the surface of water.
• heft noun The feel of the weight of something; heaviness.
• shot noun The firing of a gun, or the result of firing it.
• sway verb To move slowly and rhythmically from side to side.
• weight noun How heavy someone or something is.

Senses

poids is used for these senses in English:

• albatross around one's neck (idiomatic, figurative) A characteristic, possession, associate, or previous deed that hinders one's ability to succeed.
• bob The dangling mass of a pendulum or plumb line.
• heft (dated, except, UK, dialectal, and, US) The force exerted by an object due to gravitation; weight.
• shot (countable, athletics) The heavy iron ball used for the shot put.
• sway Influence, weight, or authority that inclines to one side
• weight An object used to make something heavier.

bob — full definition

1. verb To move up and down repeatedly, especially near the surface of water.
2. noun A short haircut where the hair is cut evenly around the head, roughly to jaw or shoulder length.
3. noun British informal: a shilling, or more generally a small amount of money.

heft — full definition

1. noun The feel of the weight of something; heaviness.
2. noun The force exerted by an object due to gravitation; weight.
3. noun Graveness, seriousness; gravity.
4. noun Importance, influence; weight.

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