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Definition dead weight in American English

dead weight noun

noun
1

something that is very heavy and difficult to lift or carry

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weight load burden
1.1

someone who cannot be lifted easily because they are sleeping, unconscious, or dead

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counterpoise counterpoise counterweight
2

something that makes it difficult for development, progress, or change to happen

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problem difficulty trouble
Definition dead weight in American English