Heavyweight — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

an amateur boxer who weighs no more than 201 pounds

a wrestler who weighs more than 214 pounds

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/hˌaɪpɚdˈɛlɪkəsi/

🇬🇧British English

/hˈɛviwˌeɪt/

🇮🇳Indian English

/hˈɛviwˌeɪt/

3 syllables Say it as /hˌaɪpɚdˈɛlɪkəsi/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

behemoth colossus whale titan giant hulk

Word Forms

giant	adjective	of great mass; huge and bulky
gigantic	adjective	so exceedingly large or extensive as to suggest a giant or mammoth
hulky	adjective	of great size and bulk
hulk	verb	appear very large or occupy a commanding position
titanic	adjective	of great force or power

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Schwergewicht

ein Amateurboxer, der nicht mehr als 201 Pfund wiegt

🇫🇷French

poids lourd

un boxeur amateur qui ne pèse pas plus de 201 livres

🇪🇸Spanish

de peso pesado

un boxeador aficionado que no pesa más de 201 libras

🇮🇹Italian

pesante

un pugile dilettante che pesa non più di 201 libbre

🇳🇱Dutch

zwaargewicht

een amateur-bokser die niet meer dan 201 pond weegt

🇵🇹Portuguese

peso pesado

um boxeador amador que não pesa mais do que 90 quilos

🇷🇺Russian

тяжеловес

боксер-любитель, весящий не более 201 фунта

India

🇮🇳Hindi

वज़नदार

एक शौकिया मुक्केबाज जिसका वजन 201 पाउंड से अधिक नहीं है

🇧🇩Bengali

ভারী ওজন

একজন অপেশাদার বক্সার যার ওজন 201 পাউন্ডের বেশি নয়

🇮🇳Tamil

கனரக

201 பவுண்டுகளுக்கு மேல் எடையில்லாத ஒரு அமெச்சூர் குத்துச்சண்டை வீரர்

🇮🇳Telugu

హెవీవెయిట్

201 పౌండ్ల కంటే ఎక్కువ బరువు లేని ఔత్సాహిక బాక్సర్

🇮🇳Marathi

हेवीवेट

एक हौशी बॉक्सर ज्याचे वजन 201 पौंडांपेक्षा जास्त नाही

🇮🇳Gujarati

ભારે વજન

એક કલાપ્રેમી બોક્સર જેનું વજન 201 પાઉન્ડથી વધુ નથી

🇮🇳Kannada

ಹೆವಿವೇಯ್ಟ್

201 ಪೌಂಡ್‌ಗಳಿಗಿಂತ ಹೆಚ್ಚು ತೂಕವಿಲ್ಲದ ಹವ್ಯಾಸಿ ಬಾಕ್ಸರ್

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഹെവിവെയ്റ്റ്

201 പൗണ്ടിൽ കൂടുതൽ ഭാരമില്ലാത്ത ഒരു അമച്വർ ബോക്സർ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਹੈਵੀਵੇਟ

ਇੱਕ ਸ਼ੁਕੀਨ ਮੁੱਕੇਬਾਜ਼ ਜਿਸਦਾ ਵਜ਼ਨ 201 ਪੌਂਡ ਤੋਂ ਵੱਧ ਨਹੀਂ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

بھاری وزن

ایک شوقیہ باکسر جس کا وزن 201 پاؤنڈ سے زیادہ نہیں ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

重量级

体重不超过 201 磅的业余拳击手

🇯🇵Japanese

ヘビー級

体重が201ポンド以下のアマチュアボクサー

🇰🇷Korean

헤비급 선수

체중이 201파운드 이하인 아마추어 복서

🇻🇳Vietnamese

hạng nặng

một võ sĩ nghiệp dư nặng không quá 201 pound

🇹🇭Thai

เฮฟวี่เวท

นักมวยสมัครเล่นที่มีน้ำหนักไม่เกิน 201 ปอนด์

🇮🇩Indonesian

kelas berat

seorang petinju amatir yang beratnya tidak lebih dari 201 pon

🇵🇭Filipino

mabigat

isang baguhang boksingero na tumitimbang ng hindi hihigit sa 201 pounds

🇲🇾Malay

kelas berat

seorang peninju amatur yang beratnya tidak melebihi 201 paun

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

الوزن الثقيل

ملاكم هاوٍ لا يزيد وزنه عن 201 رطلاً

🇮🇷Persian

سنگین وزن

یک بوکسور آماتور که بیش از 201 پوند وزن ندارد

🇹🇷Turkish

ağır sıklet

ağırlığı 201 pound'u geçmeyen amatör boksör

🇮🇱Hebrew

כָּבֵד מִשְׁקָל

מתאגרף חובב ששוקל לא יותר מ-201 קילו

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