transcription, транскрипция: [ laɪtweɪt ]
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
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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 [ disapproval ]
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Lightweight is also an adjective.
Some of the discussion in the book is lightweight and unconvincing.
ADJ