He will fight the heavyweight champion tomorrow.
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Heavyweight
//ˈhɛ.vi.weɪt//
Synonyms for "heavyweight" (149 found)
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Noun(12 words)
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25 translations across 18 languages.
Bulgarian
1 entries- тежка категория noun (weight class in boxing and other sports)
Danish
2 entries- sværvægt noun (weight class in boxing and other sports)
- sværvægter noun (large, heavy or impressive person)
Dutch
1 entries- zwaargewicht noun (weight class in boxing and other sports)
Finnish
2 entries- raskassarja noun (weight class in boxing and other sports)
- raskassarjalainen noun (large, heavy or impressive person)
French
1 entries- poids lourd noun (weight class in boxing and other sports)
Georgian
1 entries- მძიმეწონიანი noun (large, heavy or impressive person)
German
2 entries- Schwergewicht noun (large, heavy or impressive person)
- Schwergewicht noun (weight class in boxing and other sports)
Hungarian
1 entries- nehézsúly noun (weight class in boxing and other sports)
Icelandic
2 entries- þungavigtar noun (large, heavy or impressive person)
- þungavigtar noun (weight class in boxing and other sports)
Mongolian
1 entries- хүнд жин noun (weight class in boxing and other sports)
Norwegian Bokmål
2 entries- tungvekt noun (weight class in boxing and other sports)
- tungvekter noun (large, heavy or impressive person)
Norwegian Nynorsk
2 entries- tungvekt noun (weight class in boxing and other sports)
- tungvektar noun (large, heavy or impressive person)
Polish
1 entries- waga ciężka noun (weight class in boxing and other sports)
Romanian
1 entries- categorie grea noun (weight class in boxing and other sports)
Russian
2 entries- тяжелове́с noun (large, heavy or impressive person)
- тяжелове́с noun (weight class in boxing and other sports)
Spanish
1 entries- pez gordo noun (large, heavy or impressive person)
Swedish
1 entries- tungvikt noun (weight class in boxing and other sports)
Turkish
1 entries- ağır sıklet noun (weight class in boxing and other sports)
Sample sentences
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He still holds the heavyweight title.
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With one glorious right hook, Punkin' Pie uncrowned the reigning heavyweight champion.
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Tom was a professional heavyweight boxer.
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