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taking the weight off

taking the weight off is the present participle and gerund of take the weight off.

Meaning of take the weight off

Verb

take the weight off (third-person singular simple present takes the weight off, present participle taking the weight off, simple past took the weight off, past participle taken the weight off)

  1. (informal) Synonym of take the weight off one's feet.

Questions about taking the weight off

What is taking the weight off the present participle and gerund of?
Taking the weight off is the present participle and gerund of take the weight off.

Words near taking the weight off in the dictionary

  1. taking the studs
  2. taking the sun
  3. taking the time
  4. taking the trouble
  5. taking the veil
  6. taking the weight off
  7. taking the weight off one's feet
  8. taking the wheel
  9. taking the wind out of someone's sails
  10. taking the words out of someone's mouth
  11. taking the wrong turn at Albuquerque

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