LIGHTWEIGHT


Meaning of LIGHTWEIGHT in English

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.

Oxford English vocab.      Оксфордский английский словарь.