Meaning

3 senses
  1. A very large, heavy, or impressive person.

    an intellectual heavyweight

    Schwergewicht

    тяжелове́сtjaželovés

    a very large person; impressive in size or qualities

  2. (uncountable)The professional boxing weight class for boxers weighing more than 190 pounds; a boxer in that division.

    Schwergewicht

    тяжелове́сtjaželovés

    a professional boxer who weighs more than 190 pounds

  3. (broadly, uncountable)A similar division and contestant in other sports.

    A weight class division in combat sports, often the heaviest.

Examples

5 sentences
  1. Tom was a professional heavyweight boxer.

  2. Tom is a professional heavyweight boxer.

  3. He will fight the heavyweight champion tomorrow.

    ruЗавтра он будет драться с чемпионом в тяжёлом весе. — soweli_Elepanto

  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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Translations

6 languages
Русский
By meaning 1
large, heavy or impressive person:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
large, heavy or impressive person:

Forms

plural: heavyweights
Singularheavyweight

uncountable

Synonyms

7 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

2 related words

See also

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