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LIGHTWEIGHT
1. [n] a professional boxer who weighs between 131 and 135 pounds
2. [n] a wrestler who weighs 139-154 pounds
3. [n] an amateur boxer who weighs no more than 132 pounds
4. [n] someone who is unimportant but cheeky and presumptuous
5. [s] having relatively little weight; "lightweight fabrics"
6. [s] having no importance or influence; "a lightweight intellect"
similar words
1. [a] light
2. [a] unimportant
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