Welterweight

What do we mean by welterweight?

A weight division in professional boxing having an upper limit of 147 pounds (66.1 kilograms), between junior welterweight and junior middleweight. noun

A boxer competing in this weight division. noun

A contestant in various other sports in a similar weight division. noun

In horse-racing, an unusually heavy weight, especially as carried by horses in many steeple chases and hurdle-races. These weights some times amount to as much as 40 pounds over weight for age. noun

In wrestling or boxing, a weight coming between light- and middle- weight, usually 145 pounds or under. noun

A weight of 28 pounds (one of 40 pounds is called a heavy welterweight) sometimes imposed in addition to weight for age, chiefly in steeplechases and hurdle races. noun

A boxer or wrestler whose weight is intermediate between that of a lightweight and that of a middleweight. noun

Alternative spelling of welter-weight. adjective

Alternative spelling of welter-weight. noun

An amateur boxer who weighs no more than 148 pounds noun

A weight of 28 pounds; sometimes imposed as a handicap in a horse race (such as a steeplechase) noun

A wrestler who weighs 154-172 pounds noun

A professional boxer who weighs between 141 and 147 pounds noun

A boxer weighing more than a lightweight boxer and less than a middleweight boxer; someone boxing in the welterweight class

A weight of 28 pounds (or 40 pounds: a heavy welterweight), sometimes imposed in addition to weight for age, chiefly in steeplechases and hurdle races.

Words that are spelled similarly to welterweight:
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Adjectives that are often used to describe welterweight:
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