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heavyweight

/ˈhɛ.vi.weɪt/

heavyweight noun: a very large, heavy, or impressive person.

Noun

heavyweight (plural heavyweights)

  1. A very large, heavy, or impressive person.
    • an intellectual heavyweight
    • When Time magazine named Ann Coulter among its 100 "most influential people" last week, alongside such heavyweights as Ariel Sharon, Bill Clinton, Nelson Mandela, Kim Jong Il and the Dalai Lama, the choice produced guffaws online.2005 April 19, Eric Boehlert, “Time hearts Ann Coulter”, in Salon, archived from the original on 17 May 2006
  2. (uncountable) The professional boxing weight class for boxers weighing more than 190 pounds; a boxer in that division.
    • So Ukraine is on the ropes. Using that boxing metaphor, one immediately thinks of the new world heavyweight champion, the Ukrainian Oleksandr Usyk, who was seemingly down and out under the ferocious assault of the giant Tyson Fury, but then came back to win on points at the end of a brutal 12...2024 May 24, Timothy Garton Ash, “Ukraine can still recover with bolder western support – but right now it’s on the ropes”, in The Guardian, →ISSN, archived from the original on 14 Dec 2024
  3. (broadly, uncountable) A similar division and contestant in other sports.

Adjective

heavyweight (not comparable)

  1. Of the heavyweight boxing (or similar) division.
  2. Being relatively heavy.
  3. Being a leader in one's field.
  4. Important or impressive.
    • The Olympics, the weather and a comparative lack of heavyweight clashes so far this season have been cited as reasons for the drop in viewers.2016 October 24, Owen Gibson, “Is the unthinkable happening – are people finally switching the football off?”, in The Guardian, London
    • In recent years, much has been made of the lack of new heavyweight male star power in mainstream Hollywood. Talented performers may be everywhere, but Movie Stars, capital M, capital S, are something else.2021 February 9, Christina Newland, “Is Tom Hanks part of a dying breed of genuine movie stars?”, in BBC

heavyweight meaning in Urdu

heavyweight in Urdu

بھاری بھرکم

Examples of heavyweight in a sentence

  • The heavyweight delivered a few powerful hooks that staggered his opponent.
  • I was daunted by the prospect of interviewing such a heavyweight politician.
  • It was like being slogged by a heavyweight boxer.

All 29 example sentences with heavyweight

Forms of heavyweight

pluralheavyweights

Plural of heavyweight: heavyweights

Origin of heavyweight

From heavy + weight.

Words formed from heavyweight

Phrases with heavyweight

Questions about heavyweight

What does heavyweight mean?
Heavyweight means a very large, heavy, or impressive person.
What is heavyweight in Urdu?
Heavyweight in Urdu is بھاری بھرکم. See Heavyweight meaning in Urdu.
What part of speech is heavyweight?
Heavyweight can be a noun or an adjective.
How do you pronounce heavyweight?
Heavyweight is pronounced /ˈhɛ.vi.weɪt/.
What is the plural of heavyweight?
The plural of heavyweight is heavyweights.

Words near heavyweight in the dictionary

  1. heavylidded
  2. heavyonium
  3. heavys
  4. heavyset
  5. heavywater
  6. heavyweight
  7. heavyweight spaceship
  8. heavyweights
  9. Heawood
  10. Heawood conjecture
  11. Heawood graph

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