Heavyweight

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  • noun. One of above average weight.
  • noun. undefined
  • noun. The heaviest weight division in professional boxing, having no upper limit, with contestants usually weighing more than 200 pounds (90.7 kilograms).
  • noun. A boxer competing in this weight division.
  • noun. A similar weight division in other sports, such as weightlifting.
  • noun. A contestant in this weight division.
  • noun. A person of great importance or influence.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. 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.
  • noun. A person of weight or importance; one of much influence.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adjective. heaviest in a category.
  • noun. a wrestler who weighs more than 214 pounds.
  • noun. a boxer who weighs more than 195 pounds.
  • noun. a very large person.
  • noun. a person of exceptional importance and reputation.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. A very large, heavy, or impressive person.
  • noun. The professional boxing weight division for boxers weighing more than 190 pounds; a boxer in that division.
  • noun. A similar division and contestant in other sports.
  • adjective. Of the heavyweight boxing (or similar) division.
  • adjective. Being relatively heavy.
  • adjective. Being a leader in one's field.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • noun. a professional boxer who weighs more than 190 pounds
  • noun. a very large person; impressive in size or qualities
  • noun. a person of exceptional importance and reputation
  • noun. an amateur boxer who weighs no more than 201 pounds
  • noun. 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."
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