heavyweight

heav·y·weight  (hv-wt)

n.

1. One of above average weight.

2.

a. The heaviest weight division in professional boxing, having no upper limit, with contestants usually weighing more than 190 pounds (85.5 kilograms).

b. A boxer competing in this weight division.

c. A similar weight division in other sports, such as weightlifting.

d. A contestant in this weight division.

3. Informal A person of great importance or influence.

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heavy·weight adj.

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heavyweight [ˈhɛvɪˌweɪt]

n

1. a person or thing that is heavier than average

2. (Individual Sports & Recreations / Boxing)

a.  a professional boxer weighing more than 175 pounds (79 kg)

b.  an amateur boxer weighing more than 81 kg (179 pounds)

c.  (as modifier) the world heavyweight championship

3. (Individual Sports & Recreations / Wrestling) a wrestler in a similar weight category (usually over 214 pounds (97 kg))

4. Informal an important or highly influential person

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	heavyweight - an amateur boxer who weighs no more than 201 pounds boxer, pugilist - someone who fights with his fists for sport
	2.	heavyweight - a wrestler who weighs more than 214 pounds grappler, matman, wrestler - combatant who tries to throw opponent to the ground
	3.	heavyweight - a professional boxer who weighs more than 190 pounds prizefighter, gladiator - a professional boxer
	4.	heavyweight - a very large person; impressive in size or qualities hulk, whale, giant large person - a person of greater than average size
	5.	heavyweight - a person of exceptional importance and reputation titan, behemoth, colossus, giant important person, influential person, personage - a person whose actions and opinions strongly influence the course of events

Translations

heavyweight [ˈhevɪweɪt]

A. ADJ → pesado, de mucho peso

B. N (Boxing, fig) → peso m pesado

heavyweight [ˈhɛviweɪt]

n

(BOXING) → poids m lourd

(= important person) → grosse pointure f

modif (BOXING) [champion, boxing title] → poids lourd

heavyweight

n

(Sport) → Schwergewicht nt, → Schwergewichtler(in) m(f)

(fig inf: = influential person) → großes Tier (inf); the literary heavyweights → die literarischen Größen pl

adj

(Sport) heavyweight champion → Meister(in) m(f) → im Schwergewicht; heavyweight boxer → (Boxer(in) m(f) → im) Schwergewicht nt, → Schwergewichtler(in) m(f); heavyweight class → Schwergewicht nt

(fig inf: = serious) issue, subject → gewichtig; writer, commentator, interviewer → ernst zu nehmend; position → bedeutend; newspaper → seriös

(= thick, heavy) cloth, plastic, paper → schwer

heavyweight [ˈhɛvɪˌweɪt]

1. n (Boxing) → (peso) massimo (fig) (important or influential person) → autorità f inv, pezzo m grosso

2. adj (issue, subject) → importante

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heavyweight [ˈhɛvɪˌweɪt]

1. n (Boxing) → (peso) massimo (fig) (important or influential person) → autorità f inv, pezzo m grosso

2. adj (issue, subject) → importante