Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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weight unit | Yes | No | No | No |
welterweight | Yes | No | No | No |
weight unit (noun) | welterweight (noun) |
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a unit used to measure weight | A weight class division in combat sports, for fighters heavier than those in the lightweight division and lighter than those in the middleweight division. |
a decimal unit of weight based on the gram | a professional boxer who weighs between 141 and 147 pounds |
a wrestler who weighs 154-172 pounds | |
an amateur boxer who weighs no more than 148 pounds | |
a weight of 28 pounds; sometimes imposed as a handicap in a horse race (such as a steeplechase) |