Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary - lightweight
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Lightweight
lightweight
I. noun Date: 1773 1. one of less than average weight; specifically a boxer in a weight division having a maximum limit of 135 pounds for professionals and 132 pounds for amateurs — compare featherweight, welterweight 2. one of little consequence or ability a political ~ II. adjective Date: 1809 1. lacking in earnestness, ability, or profundity ; inconsequential a ~ painter a ~ TV series 2. having less than average weight ~ fabrics 3. of, relating to, or characteristic of a ~ the ~ championship
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adj. & n. --adj. 1 (of a person, animal, garment, etc.) of below average weight. 2 of little importance or influence. --n. 1 a lightweight person, animal, or thing. 2 a a weight in certain sports intermediate between featherweight and welterweight, in the amateur boxing scale 57-60 kg but differing for professionals, wrestlers, and weightlifters. b a sportsman of this weight. Phrases and idioms junior lightweight 1 a weight in professional boxing of 57.1-59 kg. 2 a professional boxer of this weight. ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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1) легковес, легковесный огнеупор легковесный; лёгкий 2) тара вагона - chamotte lightweight - corundum lightweight - dinas lightweight - fireclay lightweight - foamed lightweight - super-duty lightweight ...Большой Англо-русский Русско-английский политехнический словарь
Англо-русский Русско-английский научно-технический словарь
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1. человек ниже среднего веса 2. несерьезный, поверхностный человек; мелкий, ничтожный человек 3. спорт. легкий вес (весовая категория боксеров и бойцов) 4. спорт. борец или боксер легкого веса 5. легкий, ниже среднего веса lightweight gasmask —- облегченный противогаз 6. несерьезный, несолидный, поверхностный ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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also light-weight (lightweights) 1. Something that is lightweight weighs less than most other things of the same type. ...lightweight denim... The company manufactures a range of innovative light-weight cycles. ADJ: usu ADJ n 2. Lightweight is a category in some sports, such as boxing, judo, or rowing, based on the weight of the athlete. By the age of sixteen he was the junior lightweight champion of Poland... N-UNCOUNT: usu N n • A lightweight is a person who is in the lightweight category in a particular sport. N-COUNT 3. If you describe someone as a lightweight, you are critical of them because you think that they are not very important or skilful in a particular area of activity. Hill considered Sam a lightweight, a real amateur. ? heavyweight N-COUNT c darkgreen]disapproval • Lightweight is also an adjective. Some of the discussion in the book is lightweight and unconvincing. ADJ ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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~1 n 1 someone who has no importance or influence, or who does not have the ability to think deeply (an intellectual lightweight) 2 a boxer (1) who weighs between 59 and 61 kilograms 3 someone or something of less than average weight ~2 adj 1 weighing less than average (special lightweight fabric) 2 showing a lack of serious thought (She's written nothing but lightweight novels.) ...Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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