Collocations for weight - noun

considerable, enormous, great, heavy, immense
light
extra
gross, net
total
average, mean
sheer (figurative)
The sheer weight of visitors is destroying this tourist attraction.

bear, carry, support
The arch bears the weight of the bridge above.

distribute

in weight
It is about 76 pounds in weight.

beneath the weight, under the weight
The boy was staggering beneath the weight of a pile of boxes.
Many buildings collapsed under the weight of the ash.
She tried to be quiet, but the stairs creaked under her weight.
He was buckling under the weight of his responsibilities. (figurative)

low
ideal, right
healthy
excess
target
I should soon be down to my target weight of 70 kilos.

body
birth
babies with a low birth weight

watch
I won't have any cake—I have to watch my weight.

gain, put on
get down, get off, lose, reduce, shed
He's lost a lot of weight.

keep down
maintain
bear, carry, hold, stand, support, take
I was worried that the branch wouldn't take my weight.

put, rest
The doctor told me not to put my weight on this ankle for a month.

shift, transfer
He nervously shifted his weight from foot to foot.

distribute
Stand with your legs apart and your weight evenly distributed.

throw
He threw his weight at the door and it burst open.

go up, increase
come off, drop, fall, go down, plummet (esp. BrE)
fluctuate
People's body weight can fluctuate during the day.

gain, loss
control
problem

heavy, large
light
free

lift
She did circuit training and lifted weights to build her fitness.

lifting, training
room

weights and measures

heavy
dead
With difficulty she managed to pull his dead weight onto the bed.

leaden (figurative)
A leaden weight lay on her heart as she waved him goodbye.

lift
Heavy weights should be lifted with a straight back.

due, full, sufficient
Environmental considerations were given due weight in making the decision.

insufficient (esp. BrE)
considerable
little
added
sheer
How can you ignore the sheer weight of medical opinion?

economic, emotional, intellectual, political
America's economic weight

attach, give, place
They attach too much weight to academic achievement.

carry
Her opinion seemed to carry little weight in the company.

add, lend
The new evidence added considerable weight to the prosecution's case.
Sir Leon lent his weight to the Tory campaign yesterday.

put your weight behind sth, throw your weight behind sth
weight of numbers
The rebels were defeated by sheer weight of numbers.