freight
noun
goods, cargo, or lading transported for pay, whether by water, land, or air.
freights
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present tense formof freight (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
Example Sentences
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There’s something of a pattern here, one that freights that statement with irony.
From Slate ● Jul. 11, 2023
Although it initially freights our empathy scale to favor Gauthier's side, the story humanizes all parties as it progresses.
From Salon ● Feb. 3, 2022
The sheer cost of her course load freights every school day with expectation.
From The New Yorker ● Feb. 8, 2019
Rounders such as Johnson would hop freights if they had no money for a regular ticket.
From The Guardian ● Mar. 24, 2017
It started off in good style, operating two passenger express trains, an accommodation and two freights each day in each direction.
From The Story of the Rome, Watertown, and Ogdensburg RailRoad by Edward Hungerford
