DEADWEIGHT

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There are 4 meanings of the word Deadweight.

Unremitting heavy weight that does not move.

The largest weight of cargo a ship is able to carry; i.e, the weight of a ship when fully loaded minus its weight when empty.

Dead load.

That which is useless or excess; that which slows something down.

Example: "She wants to shed the dead weight of so many stacks of old clutter."

"He felt like a deadweight, unable to keep up with the rest of the team."

"Carrying the heavy bag was like having a deadweight on my shoulders."

"The company decided to lay off deadweights to improve efficiency."

"Her negative attitude was a deadweight on the overall morale of the group."

"The boat struggled to stay afloat with the deadweight of all the cargo."

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