Weak (Adjective)
Meaning 1
(used of verbs) having standard (or regular) inflection.
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Meaning 2
Not having authority, political strength, or governing power; "a weak president".
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Meaning 3
Likely to fail under stress or pressure; "the weak link in the chain".
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Meaning 4
Deficient in magnitude; barely perceptible; lacking clarity or brightness or loudness etc; "a faint outline"; "the wan sun cast faint shadows"; "the faint light of a distant candle"; "weak colors"; "a faint hissing sound"; "a faint aroma"; "a weak pulse".
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Meaning 5
Overly diluted; thin and insipid; "washy coffee"; "watery milk"; "weak tea".
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Meaning 6
Deficient or lacking in some skill; "he's weak in spelling".
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Meaning 7
Wanting in physical strength; "a weak pillar".
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Examples
- The patient was too weak to get out of bed after the surgery.
- He was a weak swimmer and struggled to stay afloat in the ocean.
- The weak link in the chain was the one that broke under the weight.
- The weak foundation of the building made it prone to collapse.
- The weak muscles in her legs made it difficult for her to walk long distances.
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Meaning 8
Lacking bodily or muscular strength or vitality; "a feeble old woman"; "her body looked sapless".
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Meaning 9
Deficient in intelligence or mental power; "a weak mind".
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Meaning 10
Wanting in moral strength, courage, or will; having the attributes of man as opposed to e.g. divine beings; "I'm only a fallible human"; "frail humanity".
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Meaning 11
Tending downward in price; "a weak market for oil stocks".
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Meaning 12
(used of vowels or syllables) pronounced with little or no stress; "a syllable that ends in a short vowel is a light syllable"; "a weak stress on the second syllable".
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