Meaning

4 senses

  1. (not comparable)Of the heavyweight boxing (or similar) division.

  2. (not comparable)Being relatively heavy.

  3. (not comparable)Being a leader in one's field.

  4. (not comparable)Important or impressive.

Examples

5 sentences

  1. Tom was a professional heavyweight boxer.

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  2. Tom is a professional heavyweight boxer.

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  3. He will fight the heavyweight champion tomorrow.

    ruЗавтра он будет драться с чемпионом в тяжёлом весе.

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  4. He still holds the heavyweight title.

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  5. With one glorious right hook, Punkin' Pie uncrowned the reigning heavyweight champion.

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Word family

3 related words
Relatedlightweightmidweight
Derivedheavyweight spaceship

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
heavyA1heavysetheckheckle
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