carrying weight
Hauling something heavy
Carrying weight describes the state of bearing a burden, whether physical or psychological.
Someone carrying weight might be hauling heavy loads or dealing with emotional strain: He's been carrying weight since his father died.
In fitness contexts, it refers to excess body fat: I'm carrying some extra weight around the middle.
The phrase suggests ongoing effort against resistance.
- loadCarried weight or burden
- heavy liftingArduous physical or mental exertion
- haulPull or carry laboriously
- burdenOppressive weight or duty
- pack muleLoad-bearing equine
importance · lift · responsibility · back · validity · accountability · relevance · resonance · holds water · obligation · credibility · moral authority · gravity · clout · freight · grip · drag · shouldering
- burdensburden, load, onus, obligations, encumbrance
- figurative actionsburning bridges, biting tongue, burying hatchet, cutting ties, jumping ship
carrying weighttraveling light
Bringing minimal luggage
unencumbered · empty-handed · unburdened · unloaded · hands-free
carrying weightinsignificant
Lacking importance or consequence
inconsequential · weightless · powerless · ineffectual · irrelevant
carrying weightunburdened
Freed from a load
carefree · light-hearted · free · untroubled · at ease
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