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Heavyweight

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

n. One of above average weight.

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

n. A boxer competing in this weight division.

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

n. A contestant in this weight division.

n. Informal A person of great importance or influence.

Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License

n. A very large, heavy, or impressive person.

n. The professional boxing weight division for boxers weighing more than 190 pounds; a boxer in that division.

n. A similar division and contestant in other sports.

adj. Of the heavyweight boxing (or similar) division.

adj. Being relatively heavy.

adj. Being a leader in one's field.

the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English

adj. in wrestling, boxing, etc., a term applied to the heaviest of the classes into which contestants are divided. Cf. Feather weight (c), under Feather.

adj. heaviest in a category.

n. a wrestler who weighs more than 214 pounds.

n. a boxer who weighs more than 195 pounds.

n. a very large person.

n. a person of exceptional importance and reputation.

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

n. A person whose weight exceeds the average; specifically, a boxer or other contestant whose weight places him in the highest of the four grades or classes of contestants recognized by sporting men, the others being middle-weight, light-weight, and feather-weight.

n. A person of weight or importance; one of much influence.

WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

n. a professional boxer who weighs more than 190 pounds

n. a very large person; impressive in size or qualities

n. a person of exceptional importance and reputation

n. an amateur boxer who weighs no more than 201 pounds

n. a wrestler who weighs more than 214 pounds

Word Usage

"We lay out four contrasting approaches to development project organization and focus particular attention on what we call heavyweight project teams."

Hypernym

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prizefighter gladiator large person personage influential person

Cross Reference

midweight lightweight

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colossus behemoth giant Titan

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