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welterweight
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun welterweight has 4 senses
- welterweight(n = noun.quantity) Array - a weight of 28 pounds; sometimes imposed as a handicap in a horse race (such as a steeplechase); Array is a kind of weight, weight unit
- welterweight(n = noun.person) Array - an amateur boxer who weighs no more than 148 pounds; Array is a kind of boxer, pugilist
- welterweight(n = noun.person) Array - a wrestler who weighs 154-172 pounds; Array is a kind of grappler, matman, wrestler
- welterweight(n = noun.person) Array - a professional boxer who weighs between 141 and 147 pounds; Array is a kind of gladiator, prizefighter
CIDE DICTIONARY
welterweight, 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. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] - A boxer or wrestler whose weight is intermediate between that of a lightweight and that of a middleweight. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
welterweight, n.
1 a weight in certain sports intermediate between lightweight and middleweight, in the amateur boxing scale 63.5-67 kg but differing for professionals, wrestlers, and weightlifters.
2 a sportsman of this weight.
1 a weight in certain sports intermediate between lightweight and middleweight, in the amateur boxing scale 63.5-67 kg but differing for professionals, wrestlers, and weightlifters.
2 a sportsman of this weight.
Idiom
junior welterweight
1 a weight in professional boxing of 61.2-63.5 kg.
2 a professional boxer of this weight.
light welterweight
1 a weight in amateur boxing of 60-63.5 kg.
2 an amateur boxer of this weight.
1 a weight in professional boxing of 61.2-63.5 kg.
2 a professional boxer of this weight.
light welterweight
1 a weight in amateur boxing of 60-63.5 kg.
2 an amateur boxer of this weight.
THESAURUS
welterweight
Chinese boxer, bantamweight, black belt, boxer, brown belt, bruiser, catchweight, featherweight, fighter, fisticuffer, flyweight, heavyweight, karate expert, light heavyweight, lightweight, middleweight, palooka, prizefighter, pug, pugilist, savate expert, sparrer
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