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Meaning of "catchweight" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF CATCHWEIGHT

catchweight  [ˈkætʃˌweɪt] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CATCHWEIGHT

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Catchweight is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES CATCHWEIGHT MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Catch weight

A catch weight is a term used in combat sports such as boxing and mixed martial arts to describe a weight limit for a fight that does not fall in line with the traditional limits for weight classes. In boxing, a catch-weight is negotiated when the weigh-ins are conducted a day before the fight.

Definition of catchweight in the English dictionary

The definition of catchweight in the dictionary is of or relating to a contest in which normal weight categories have been waived by agreement.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH CATCHWEIGHT


bantamweight
ˈbæntəmˌweɪt
bobweight
ˈbɒbˌweɪt
counterweight
ˈkaʊntəˌweɪt
cruiserweight
ˈkruːzəˌweɪt
deadweight
ˈdedˌweɪt
featherweight
ˈfɛðəˌweɪt
flyweight
ˈflaɪˌweɪt
heavyweight
ˈhɛvɪˌweɪt
hundredweight
ˈhʌndrədˌweɪt
junior-lightweight
ˈdʒuːnɪə-ˈlaɪtˌweɪt
junior-middleweight
ˈdʒuːnɪə-ˈmɪdəlˌweɪt
junior-welterweight
ˈdʒuːnɪə-ˈwɛltəˌweɪt
lightweight
ˈlaɪtˌweɪt
makeweight
ˈmeɪkˌweɪt
middleweight
ˈmɪdəlˌweɪt
paperweight
ˈpeɪpəˌweɪt
pennyweight
ˈpɛnɪˌweɪt
strawweight
ˈstrɔːˌweɪt
summerweight
ˈsʌməˌweɪt
welterweight
ˈwɛltəˌweɪt

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE CATCHWEIGHT

catchier
catchiest
catchiness
catching
catching pen
catchline
catchment
catchment area
catchment basin
Catchment board
catchpennies
catchpenny
catchpole
catchpoll
catchup
catchwater
catchwater drain
catchweed
catchword
catchy

WORDS THAT END LIKE CATCHWEIGHT

air freight
air-freight
atomic weight
balance weight
birth weight
bright
curb weight
dead weight
eight
freight
gross weight
head height
height
light heavyweight
molecular weight
net weight
overweight
sleight
underweight
weight
x-height

Synonyms and antonyms of catchweight in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «catchweight» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF CATCHWEIGHT

Find out the translation of catchweight to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of catchweight from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «catchweight» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

catchweight
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

catchweight
570 millions of speakers

English

catchweight
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

catchweight
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

catchweight
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

catchweight
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

catchweight
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

catchweight
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

poids variable
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Penimbang
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Fabrikations
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

体重無差別
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

catchweight
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Nyolong
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

catchweight
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

catchweight
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

कॅचवेट
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

serbest kilo
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

catchweight
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

catchweight
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

catchweight
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

catchweight
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

catchweight
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

catchweight
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

catchweight
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

catchweight
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of catchweight

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «CATCHWEIGHT»

The term «catchweight» is regularly used and occupies the 86.906 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «CATCHWEIGHT» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «catchweight» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «catchweight» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about catchweight

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CATCHWEIGHT»

Discover the use of catchweight in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to catchweight and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Last Boxing Fan
Many anti-Pacquiao fans, criticized him for forcing fighters to meet at a catchweight and still having the opportunity to win a championship title. The negative aspect of having fights at a catchweight, is that it forces the opponent to meet a lighter ...
Pedro Reyna, 2010
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Films
Catchweight. Alice Ward threw her smoke-raky voice across the kitchen penalizing one of her daughters two hundred dollars for speaking out it ain't done nobody usurps the over-looker that was her title role for her Micky spunk she conceived ...
Ted Bernal Guevara, 2011
3
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia: A Work of Universal ...
< catchl + weedk] A weed which readin catches hold of what comes in contact with it; cleavers. catchweight (kach'wat), n. [< ca tchl + weight: that is, the weight one has at the moment.] In horse-racing, a weight left to the option of the owner of a ...
William Dwight Whitney, 1904
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The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia: The Century ...
a disadvantage A weed which readily catches hold of what catch-meadow ' (kach' med'o), «. A meadow comes in contact with it ; cleavers, which is irrigated by water from a spring or catchweight (kach wat),n. [< catch1 + wetght: rivulet on the  ...
William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin Eli Smith, 1914
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Steel and iron wrought products
Coarse round wire is usually produced in full catchweight coils or split catchweight coils as described below. Full Catchweight Coils are of variable weight and consist of one piece or length. The weight of the coil varies, depending upon the ...
United States. Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Supply and Logistics), 1954
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How to Handle the P.A.L.I.N Factor
... agreed upon by two boxers. It's when boxers in different weight classes meet in the middle. A catchweight fight is made at a middle-of-the-road weight between two 155 How To Handle The P.A.L.I.N. Factor.
Ezra Aniebue, 2010
7
Simplified practice recommendations
December 27, 1962 It is regular practice to furnish wire in catchweight coils. Catchweight coils are defined as coils which vary in weight both over and under the mean of the range or aim weight specified. Furnishing exact weight coils or ...
Business and Defense Services Administration
8
Simplified Practice Recommendation
SECTION 7 December 27, 1962 It is regular practice to furnish wire in catchweight coils. Catchweight coils are defined as coils which vary in weight both over and under the mean of the ran e or aim weight specified. F urnishmg exact weight ...
United States. National Bureau of Standards
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Steel Products Manual: Stainless and heat resisting steels
The wire is produced in full catchweight, split catchweight and exact weight coils. Round wire is generally wound in a counterclockwise direction. Shape wire can be wound clockwise or counterclockwise. The size of wire is designated in ...
10
Steel Products Manual: Alloy steel wire
PAGE Brinell hardness test 12, 30 British Imperial Standard Gage 35-39 C Catchweight coils, full 8 Catchweight coils, split 8 Certification, limitations of 9, 10 Chain pins, alloy steel wire for 15 Chains, welded, alloy steel wire for the manufacture ...

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CATCHWEIGHT»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term catchweight is used in the context of the following news items.
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Mauricio Sulaiman admits catchweights getting out of hand
Cotto v Canelo will follow a long list of catchweight contests, including Shawn Porter v Adrien Broner, Lucas Matthysse v Lamont Peterson and ... «WBN - World Boxing News, Jul 15»
2
Barry McGuigan Calls For Ban on Catch-Weight Fights
"It is time to save fighters from themselves and scrap catchweight contests all together. There are enough weight categories in the game to ... «BoxingScene.com, Jul 15»
3
Martial Arts: McGann - "Will Grant stand up and fight?"
Liverpool's McGann is back on the winning trail after beating Aziz Stringer in a catchweight bout at the recent BAMMA 21. However, there is ... «Liverpool Echo, Jul 15»
4
Boxing News 2015: Golovkin Wants Mayweather Even At Catchweight
IN PHOTO: Jul 26, 2014; New York, NY, USA; Gennady Golovkin (white gloves) and Daniel Geale (black gloves) box during their middleweight ... «International Business Times AU, Jul 15»
5
Bernard Hopkins: Forever underrated
Came back from the close Calzaghe setback later in 2008 to best Kelly "The Ghost" Pavlik at a 169 pound catchweight; Pavlik was undefeated ... «FightSaga, Jul 15»
6
Miguel Cotto and Canelo Alvarez to fight at 155lbs catchweight
The big fall fight which is termed as the second biggest fight in 2015, after Manny and Floyd, Miguel Cotto vs. Canelo Alvarez is almost set to ... «Sportskeeda, Jul 15»
7
What does the future hold for Andre Ward?
Cotto is a small middleweight and requires most of his opponents to fight at a catchweight, so even though there is huge financial upside to this ... «The Living Daylights, Jul 15»
8
Mauricio Herrera: Danny Garcia Keeps Getting Exposed
He then faced fellow super lightweight titleholder Lamont Peterson at a catchweight of 143 pounds in his most recent fight. Garcia again walked ... «BoxingScene.com, Jul 15»
9
Barry McGuigan column: Catchweight contests should be banned …
It is time to save fighters from themselves and scrap catchweight contests ... Invariably catchweight contests in the modern era favour the lighter ... «Mirror.co.uk, Jul 15»
10
The Preview: Day Four
The catchweight contest of the day sees Japan's world No.57 Kurumi Nara, who can pack a wallop in her forehand for a 5ft 1in bantamweight, ... «Wimbledon, Jul 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Catchweight [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/catchweight>. May 2024 ».
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