Dead weight

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English

Noun

dead weight

1. (uncountable) weight that does not move
2. ((idiomatic{{#if:|, {{{2}}}{{#if:|, {{{3}}}{{#if:|, {{{4}}}{{#if:|, {{{5}}}{{#if:|, {{{6}}}{{#if:|, {{{7}}}{{#if:|, {{{8}}}{{#if:|, {{{9}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}})) that which is useless or excess; that which slows something down

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

Translations

• Russian: балласт