weight vs unit

weight and unit both are nouns.

weight is a verb but unit is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
weight	Yes	No	Yes	No
unit	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, unit is a hypernym of weight; that is, unit is a word with a broader meaning than weight:

weight: a unit used to measure weight
unit: any division of quantity accepted as a standard of measurement or exchange

Other hypernyms of weight include unit of measurement.

weight (noun)	unit (noun)
an artifact that is heavy	an assemblage of parts that is regarded as a single entity
sports equipment used in calisthenic exercises and weightlifting; it is not attached to anything and is raised and lowered by use of the hands and arms	a single undivided whole
the vertical force exerted by a mass as a result of gravity	an organization regarded as part of a larger social group
the relative importance granted to something	a single undivided natural thing occurring in the composition of something else
an oppressive feeling of heavy force	any division of quantity accepted as a standard of measurement or exchange
a unit used to measure weight	an individual or group or structure or other entity regarded as a structural or functional constituent of a whole
a system of units used to express the weight of something
(statistics) a coefficient assigned to elements of a frequency distribution in order to represent their relative importance

weight (verb)	unit (verb)
present with a bias
weight down with a load

Difference between weight and unit

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