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lightweight meaning and definition

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LIGHTWEIGHT noun

Definition of lightweight (noun)

  1. a professional boxer who weighs between 131 and 135 pounds
  2. someone who is unimportant but cheeky and presumptuous
  3. an amateur boxer who weighs no more than 132 pounds
  4. a wrestler who weighs 139-154 pounds

LIGHTWEIGHT adjective

Definition of lightweight (adjective)

  1. weighing relatively little compared with another item or object of similar use
    • "a lightweight fabric"; "lightweight wood"
  2. having no importance or influence
    • "a lightweight intellect"
Source: Princeton University Wordnet

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