重り — meaning in English

English meaning

• sinker noun A weight attached to a fishing line to make it sink.
• weight noun How heavy someone or something is.

Senses

重り is used for these senses in English:

• sinker (fishing) A weight used in fishing to cause the line or net to sink.
• weight An object used to make something heavier.
• weight (weightlifting) An object, such as a weight plate or barbell, used for strength training.

sinker — full definition

1. noun A weight attached to a fishing line to make it sink.
2. noun (baseball) A fast pitch that drops sharply as it nears the batter.
3. noun (informal, US) A doughnut.

weight — full definition

1. noun How heavy someone or something is.
2. noun A heavy object, especially one used for exercise or to hold something down.
3. verb To give particular statistics or factors more importance than others.

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