Welterweight

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. A weight division in professional boxing having an upper limit of 147 pounds (66.1 kilograms), between junior welterweight and junior middleweight.
  • n. A boxer competing in this weight division.
  • n. A contestant in various other sports in a similar weight division.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • adj. Alternative spelling of welter-weight.
  • n. Alternative spelling of welter-weight.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. A weight of 28 pounds (one of 40 pounds is called a heavy welterweight) sometimes imposed in addition to weight for age, chiefly in steeplechases and hurdle races.
  • n. A boxer or wrestler whose weight is intermediate between that of a lightweight and that of a middleweight.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. In wrestling or boxing, a weight coming between light- and middle- weight, usually 145 pounds or under.
  • n. In horse-racing, an unusually heavy weight, especially as carried by horses in many steeple chases and hurdle-races. These weights some times amount to as much as 40 pounds over weight for age.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. an amateur boxer who weighs no more than 148 pounds
  • n. a weight of 28 pounds; sometimes imposed as a handicap in a horse race (such as a steeplechase)
  • n. a wrestler who weighs 154-172 pounds
  • n. a professional boxer who weighs between 141 and 147 pounds
    • Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    pugilist    boxer    weight    weight unit    grappler   
    Hyponym
    heavy welterweight   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    middleweight    flyweight    featherweight    Zambian    decathlon   
     
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