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lightweight |
5 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Lightweight \Light"weight`\, n. One of less than average weight; specif.: a In boxing, wrestling, etc., one weighingnot more than 133 pounds (U. S. amateur rules 135 pounds, Eng. 140 pounds). b A person of small impotance or mental ability. [Colloq., Chiefly U. S.] From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Lightweight \Light"weight`\, a. Light in weight, as a coin; specif., applied to a man or animal who is a lightweight. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: lightweight adj 1: having relatively little weight; "lightweight fabrics" 2: having no importance or influence; "a lightweight intellect" 3: of a weight class of 126-135 lbs for boxers; "the lightweight title" n 1: a boxer who weighs no more than 135 pounds 2: someone who is unimportant but cheeky and presumptuous [syn: {whippersnapper}, {jackanapes}] 3: a wrestler who weighs 139-154 pounds From Jargon File (4.2.3, 23 NOV 2000) [jargon]: lightweight adj Opposite of {heavyweight}; usually found in combining forms such as `lightweight process'. From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (13 Mar 01) [foldoc]: light-weightOpposite of {heavy-weight}; usually found in combining forms such as "{light-weight process}". [{Jargon File}] (1996-02-22)
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