superheavyweight
superheavyweight adjective: of or pertaining to the weight class for boxers exceeding 91 kilograms in body weight.
Adjective
superheavyweight (not comparable)
- Of or pertaining to the weight class for boxers exceeding 91 kilograms in body weight.
- Near-synonym: superheavy
- Synonyms:
- superheavy
Noun
superheavyweight (plural superheavyweights)
- A boxer of the superheavyweight class.
- Someone or something that is extremely heavy or hefty.
- All around him was a human traffic jam, but this superheavyweight, so massive (get a load of that head!) and so easy to adore, was surrounded by a bunch of smitten fans reaching out to pet him, to touch his enormous paws and to receive his sloppy licks.2008 February 13, Richard Sandomir, “Beagle, a Breed Long Unsung, Wins Best in Show”, in New York Times
- Synonyms:
- superheavy
Synonyms of superheavyweight
Forms of superheavyweight
| plural | superheavyweights |
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Origin of superheavyweight
From super- + heavyweight.
Questions about superheavyweight
- What does superheavyweight mean?
- Superheavyweight means of or pertaining to the weight class for boxers exceeding 91 kilograms in body weight.
- What part of speech is superheavyweight?
- Superheavyweight can be an adjective or a noun.
Words near superheavyweight in the dictionary
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