welterweight
1Welterweight — is a weight class division in combat sports. Originally the term welterweight was used only in boxing, but other combat sports like kickboxing, taekwondo and mixed martial arts also began to use it for their own weight division system. In most… …
2Welterweight — Wel ter*weight , n. 1. (Horse Racing) 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.] 2. A boxer or… …
3welterweight — [wel′tər wāt΄] n. [prob. < WELT (vt. 2) + ER + WEIGHT] a boxer between a junior welterweight and a junior middleweight, with a maximum weight of 147 lb (66.68 kg) …
4welterweight — 1832, heavyweight horseman, later boxer or wrestler of a certain weight (1896), from earlier welter heavyweight horseman or boxer (1804), possibly from welt (v.) beat severely (c.1400) …
5welterweight — ► NOUN ▪ a weight in boxing and other sports intermediate between lightweight and middleweight. ORIGIN of unknown origin …
6welterweight — UK [ˈweltə(r)ˌweɪt] / US [ˈweltərˌweɪt] noun [countable] Word forms welterweight : singular welterweight plural welterweights a boxer who weighs between 135 and 147 pounds, which is between a lightweight and a middleweight …
7welterweight — 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. Phrases and idioms: junior… …
8welterweight — noun Welterweight is used before these nouns: ↑boxing, ↑champion …
9Welterweight (MMA) — The welterweight division in mixed martial arts can refer to a number of different weight classes:* The UFC s welterweight division, which groups competitors within 156 to 170 lb (71 to 77 kg) [cite web |url=… …
10welterweight — noun Etymology: welter (probably from 1welt) + weight Date: circa 1892 a boxer in a weight division having a maximum limit of 147 pounds compare lightweight, middleweight …