Crossword clues for lightweight
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Lightweight \Light"weight`\ (l[imac]t"w[=a]t`), n. One of less than average weight; specif.: In boxing, wrestling, etc., one weighing not more than 133 pounds (U. S. amateur rules 135 pounds, Eng. 140 pounds). [WordNet sense 1]
2. A person of small importance or mental ability, especially one who is unimportant but cheeky and presumptuous.
Syn: whippersnapper, jackanapes.
3. a wrestler who weighs 139-154 pounds. [WordNet sense 3]
Lightweight \Light"weight`\, a.
Light in weight, as a coin; specif., applied to a man or animal who is a lightweight.
made of thin cloth, of relatively little weight; -- of clothing or fabrics; as, lightweight fabrics. [WordNet sense 1]
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Wiktionary
a. 1 Lacking in earnestness, ability, or profundity 2 Having less than average weight 3 Lacking in strength n. 1 (context boxing English) A boxer in a weight division having a maximum limit of 135 pounds for professionals and 132 pounds for amateurs. 2 (context bodybuilding English) A competitive weight division between bantamweight and welterweight, with specific weights varying by organization. 3 One of little consequence or ability. 4 A person who cannot handle their drink. 5 A political candidate with little chance of winning
WordNet
adj. having relatively little weight; "lightweight fabrics"
having no importance or influence; "a lightweight intellect"
n. a professional boxer who weighs between 131 and 135 pounds
someone who is unimportant but cheeky and presumptuous [syn: whippersnapper, jackanapes]
an amateur boxer who weighs no more than 132 pounds
a wrestler who weighs 139-154 pounds
Wikipedia
Lightweight is a weight class in the sports of boxing, kickboxing, mixed martial arts, and rowing.
The lightweight division in mixed martial arts refers to a number of different weight classes:
- The UFC lightweight division with an upper limit at 155 lb (70.3 kg)
- The Shooto lightweight division, which limits competitors to 145 lb (65.8 kg)
- ONE Championship's lightweight limits between 156 and 170 lb (70.4 to 77.1 kg)
Lightweight may refer to:
- Lightweight, a boxing weight class
- Lightweight (MMA), a mixed martial arts division
- a thread (computer science)
- Light-weight process
- Light Weight Kernel Threads
- Land Rover 1/2 ton Lightweight, a British military vehicle supplied by Land Rover.
- "Lightweight", a song by Demi Lovato from her album Unbroken
Lightweight is a 2004 French drama film directed by Jean-Pierre Améris. It was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2004 Cannes Film Festival.
Usage examples of "lightweight".
When the larvae are ready to pupate, the platens are placed in lightweight plastic boxes, three platens, or six thousand bees, to a box, in a colour-coded storage area.
Maura already knew, a bullboat was a small, round, lightweight vessel made from the stretched hide of a buffalo bull.
Robes and skins were destined to become clothing, blankets, shields, or lightweight bullboats for traversing the rivers.
Some were more lightweight, others formfitting and sleek, but this antique was made of heavy steel with several deep dents, showing it was protection against large-caliber rounds.
Lydis was flying a heavy-duty space tuga comet chaserinstead of one of the lightweight interbranch shuttles.
In the meantime he and Jeb Stuart Ho concluded a deal whereby Chief-Agent Bannion on behalf of the Litz Department of Correction would sell the brotherhood a lightweight armoured car that would enable Jeb Stuart Ho to pursue A.
She covered it with her one luxury, a lightweight black microfiber coat that was warm against the unseasonably cool autumn winds.
Joanna changed into a skirt, blouse, and lightweight microfiber jacket.
The mochila slipped over the special lightweight saddle we used and could be changed quickly when we traded mounts.
He wore lightweight coveralls, borrowed plimsoles, and was no longer handcuffed.
New, super-deluxe, jumbo, handy, portable, lightweight, convenient, collapsible, prewrapped, easy to use, guaranteed, available in all sizes in designer colors.
She had dressed in a banana-yellow, short-sleeve, lightweight, stretchy-clingy knit sweater, white jeans tailored to prove that the big-ass curse plaguing her family had not yet resized her buttocks from cantaloupes to prize-winning pumpkins, and white athletic shoes with yellow laces to match the sweater.
Next he used lightweight pumice stones to refine the surface and expose fresh, sparkling crystals, running his fingers over the surface to feel the new silklike texture.
Even though the sky was overcast and the air cold, he had not bothered to put on a coat, and his lightweight suit, with its unpadded shoulders, made him look even taller than he was.
Inside, wrapped in muslin, lay a vestlike garment, lightweight, soft green in color.