lightweight
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2.8
- noun
- /ˈlaɪtˌweɪt/
:
peso ligero
- After training hard for months, he finally earned his place as a top lightweight in boxing.
He's one of the top five lightweight of all time for me.
- He's one of the top five lightweight of all time for me.
- So you'll see me with no listening skills, but maybe be a lightweight champion of the world.
Examples
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Headlining the show will be equally matched lightweights Liam Walsh and Paul Truscott.
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But, while Leander has not put out their "big guns" from the heavyweight team, there is a good showing from the lightweights.
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So who I thought was going to be the biggest lightweight was Talia Ma, right?
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Lightweights Race Sunday at Head of the Charles.
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Next a six-rounder between local lightweights Kid Brooks and Sugar Johnson.
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Sam Stout is one of the longest-serving lightweights on the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) roster, dating back to his debut with the organization in March 2006.
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The match featured two skilled lightweights who both fought for the championship title.
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As a promising lightweight, she hopes to compete in the upcoming national tournament.
Antonyms
Compounds
- Specialized
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5.5
A boxing weight class for fighters who weigh no more than 130 pounds
- Specialized
A light precast concrete made by heating it under pressure that supports buildings, insulates, and resists fire and mold
- Specialized
A light building material made by trapping air bubbles in a mix of cement and small stones
- Specialized
A computer program that uses little memory and runs well on phones or old laptops
- Specialized
A building material made with light pieces like clay or cork to weigh less
- Specialized
A very light building material that has many small air bubbles
How Heavy
118
2.8
24
4.6
- Specialized
19
5.9
1
2.8
- Specialized
4
5.8
- Specialized
4
7.8
- Specialized
3
6.8
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word lightweight for a person comes from light + weight, 'not heavy', so a lightweight is someone who competes in the lighter weight class in boxing or wrestling.