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carried weight

carried weight is the simple past and past participle of carry weight.

Meaning of carry weight

Verb

carry weight (third-person singular simple present carries weight, present participle carrying weight, simple past and past participle carried weight)

  1. To be handicapped by an extra burden, as when one rides or runs.
  2. To have influence.
    • Your excuses don't carry weight with me.

Questions about carried weight

What is carried weight the simple past and past participle of?
Carried weight is the simple past and past participle of carry weight.

Words near carried weight in the dictionary

  1. carried the torch
  2. carried the world before one
  3. carried through
  4. carried up
  5. carried water for
  6. carried weight
  7. Carriegate
  8. carrier
  9. carrier bag
  10. carrier bags
  11. carrier cycle

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