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lightweights

lightweights is the plural of lightweight.

lightweights is the third-person singular simple present indicative of lightweight.

Meaning of lightweight

Noun

lightweight (plural lightweights)

  1. (combat sports) A particular weight class, or member of such, as prescribed by the rules, between that of the heavier welterweight and the lighter featherweight. See Wikipedia for the specifics of each sport.
  2. A particular weight category as prescribed by the rules, separate from an open or heavyweight class.
  3. A competitive weight division as prescribed by the rules, between the heavier middleweight and the lighter featherweight.
  4. One of little consequence or ability.
  5. A person who cannot handle their drink; one who gets drunk on very little alcohol.
    • "Wait, is this about the other night when you two lightweights totally went on that bender?"2005 August 23, Haley Hazelton, Misfile (webcomic), 2005-08-23
  6. (broadly) A person with low endurance.

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Questions about lightweights

What is lightweights the plural of?
Lightweights is the plural of lightweight.

Words near lightweights in the dictionary

  1. lightweight spaceship
  2. lightweight spaceships
  3. lightweighted
  4. lightweighting
  5. lightweightness
  6. lightweights
  7. lightwell
  8. lightwells
  9. lightwhip
  10. lightwhips
  11. lightwitted

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