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weight-bearing

weight-bearing noun: the ability to bear weight. Also the present participle and gerund of weight-bear.

Noun

weight-bearing (uncountable)

  1. The ability to bear weight.

Adjective

weight-bearing (not comparable)

  1. That bears weight.
    Synonyms:
    load-bearing

Also used as

weight-bearing is also the present participle and gerund of weight-bear.

Synonyms of weight-bearing

Antonyms

Questions about weight-bearing

What does weight-bearing mean?
Weight-bearing means the ability to bear weight.
What part of speech is weight-bearing?
Weight-bearing can be a noun or an adjective.

Words near weight-bearing in the dictionary

  1. weight watchers
  2. weight weenie
  3. weight weenies
  4. weight-bear
  5. weight-beared
  6. weight-bearing
  7. weight-bears
  8. weight-bore
  9. weight-borne
  10. weight-lift
  11. weight-lifted

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