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   Heav·y·weight

   /ˈhevēˌwāt/

   

   noun

   • 1. a weight in boxing and other sports, typically the heaviest category. In the amateur boxing scale it ranges from 178 to 200 pounds (81 to 91 kg).
   • ▪ a heavyweight boxer or other competitor.
   • 2. a person or thing of above-average weight.
   • ▪ a person of influence or importance in a particular sphere: "a political heavyweight with national recognition"

   adjective

   • 1. of above-average weight: "heavyweight curtains"
   • ▪ serious, important, or influential: "heavyweight news coverage"

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