carry weight
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: 4.65 in modern English
23
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
2
Syllables
10
Unique Chars
Meaning
verb
To be handicapped by an extra burden, as when one rides or runs.
verb
To have influence.
Example Sentences
- "Your excuses don't carry weight with me."
- "Our motion did not carry much weight with the judge."
- "When M. Paladilhe was elected my friends said to me: 'Never mind; later on he'll vote for you, Maestro, and his support will carry a lot of weight'. I never had his vote, nor his support, nor his weight."
- "Manning Senior carries a lot of weight around here, he has a lot of friends; a lot of professional clout and can obviously get things done just barely within the lines of legality."
- "A recommendation from him carries a lot of weight around here."
- "What began as something loose and exploratory, from a budding musician who’s been writing songs since early adolescence, suddenly carried weight."