dead weight
Pronunciation:
noun
Definitions
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.
adverb
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(of a shot in snooker or other cue sports) With just enough weight for a ball to drop into a pocket, or come to rest in a precisely determined position.
Example: He rolled the red in dead weight, and now he's nicely on the blue.