middleweight
1middleweight — [mid′ l wāt΄] n. 1. one of average weight 2. a boxer between a junior middleweight and a super middleweight, with a maximum weight of 160 pounds (72.58 kg) …
2middleweight — (n.) also middle weight, 1842, from MIDDLE (Cf. middle) + WEIGHT (Cf. weight) …
3middleweight — ► NOUN ▪ a weight in boxing and other sports intermediate between welterweight and light heavyweight …
4Middleweight — For the mixed martial arts division of the same name, see Middleweight (MMA). Middleweight is a division, or weight class, in boxing. Early boxing history is less than exact, but the middleweight designation seems to have begun in the 1840s. In… …
5middleweight — noun a) A weight division in professional boxing between light middleweight or welterweight and super middleweight or cruiserweight; a similar division in wrestling and other sports b) A boxer who fights in this division; a similar wrestler …
6middleweight — UK [ˈmɪd(ə)lˌweɪt] / US noun [countable] Word forms middleweight : singular middleweight plural middleweights a boxer or wrestler who weighs less than a light heavyweight and more than a welterweight …
7middleweight — n. 1 a weight in certain sports intermediate between welterweight and light heavyweight, in the amateur boxing scale 71 5 kg but differing for professionals, wrestlers, and weightlifters. 2 a sportsman of this weight. Phrases and idioms: junior… …
8middleweight — /mid l wayt /, n. 1. a boxer or other contestant intermediate in weight between a welterweight and a light heavyweight, esp. a professional boxer weighing up to 160 pounds (72.5 kg). adj. 2. Boxing. of or pertaining to middleweights: the… …
9middleweight — noun Middleweight is used before these nouns: ↑boxing, ↑champion, ↑division, ↑title …
10middleweight — mid•dle•weight [[t]ˈmɪd lˌweɪt[/t]] n. 1) spo a boxer or weightlifter intermediate in weight between a welterweight and a light heavyweight, esp. a professional boxer weighing up to 160 pounds (72.5 kg) 2) spo of or pertaining to middleweights:… …
