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I used to box a bit, and once fought as an amateur welterweight.
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Meaning of "welterweight" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF WELTERWEIGHT

welterweight  [ˈwɛltəˌweɪt] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF WELTERWEIGHT

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Welterweight is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES WELTERWEIGHT MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Welterweight

Welterweight is a weight class division in combat sports. Originally the term "welterweight" was used only in boxing, but other combat sports like kickboxing, taekwondo and mixed martial arts also use it for their own weight division system. In most sports that use it, welterweight is heavier than lightweight but lighter than middleweight.

Definition of welterweight in the English dictionary

The first definition of welterweight in the dictionary is a professional boxer weighing 140–147 pounds. Other definition of welterweight is an amateur boxer weighing 63.5–67 kg. Welterweight is also a wrestler in a similar weight category (usually 154–172 pounds (70–78 kg)).

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH WELTERWEIGHT


bantamweight
ˈbæntəmˌweɪt
catchweight
ˈkætʃˌweɪt
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
winterweight
ˈwɪntəˌweɪt

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE WELTERWEIGHT

welsher
Welshman
Welshman´s button
Welshmen
Welshwoman
Welshwomen
welt
Weltanschauung
welter
Weltpolitik
Weltschmerz
Welty
welwitschia
Welwyn Garden City
Wembley
wen
Wen-chou
wena
Wenceslaus
wench

WORDS THAT END LIKE WELTERWEIGHT

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 welterweight in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «welterweight» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF WELTERWEIGHT

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

Translator English - Chinese

次中量级
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

peso welter
570 millions of speakers

English

welterweight
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

वेल्टरवेट
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

وزن الوسط
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

полусреднем
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

meio-médio
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ত্তজনবিশেষ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

welters
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Welterweight
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Weltergewicht
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ウェルター級
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

웰터급
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Welterweight
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

người nặng
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

வீரர் ராம்சிங்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

वेल्टरवेट
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

ek ağırlık
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

welter
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

półśredniej
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

напівсередній
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

categoria semi-mijlocie
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

welterweight
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

weltergewig
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

weltervikt
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

weltervekt
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of welterweight

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «WELTERWEIGHT»

The term «welterweight» is quite widely used and occupies the 50.739 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «WELTERWEIGHT» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «welterweight» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «welterweight» 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 welterweight

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QUOTES WITH «WELTERWEIGHT»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word welterweight.
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Alexander Hanson
I used to box a bit, and once fought as an amateur welterweight.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «WELTERWEIGHT»

Discover the use of welterweight in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to welterweight and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Power of One
First with your head and then with your heart .
Bryce Courtenay, 2011
2
Joe Gans: A Biography of the First African American World ...
He was for many years recognized as the world's best welterweight. He beat the incumbent welterweight champ in title matches twice in San Francisco. The first time was against Barbados Joe Walcott, whom Nat Fleischer, the premier boxing  ...
Colleen Aycock, Mark Scott, 2008
3
The Ultimate Book of New York Lists: Everything You Need to ...
Mike Belloise—Featherweight 1936'37 Wilfred Benitez—Welterweight 1979 Paul Berlenbach—LightHeavyweight1925'26 Jack Bernstein [JohnDodick]—Jr. Lightweight 1923 Riddick Bowe—Heavyweight 1992'93 James J. Braddock[ James W.
Bert Randolph Sugar, 2013
4
CMLL World Welterweight Champions
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online.
Germain Adriaan, 2011
5
The Professor: The Life Story of Azumah Nelson
The Life Story of Azumah Nelson Ashley Morrison. always does is smile. Anywhere he goes, he has a huge smile, and this shows a nice, great character, and people like him.” Kostya Tszyu IBF Light Welterweight Champion 1995–1997 Interim ...
Ashley Morrison, 2014
6
The Testosterone Advantage Plan
I11 heavyweight, 120 Saturated fats Smith machine, 233, 263 welterweight, 146 HDL elevation from, 84, Snack(s) Roasted Salmon with 85 glycemic index of, Goat Cheese LDL elevation from, 83, 91-92 cruiserweight, 136 84,85 menus for ...
Lou Schuler, Jeff Volek, Adam Campbell, 2002
7
The Jewish Boxers Hall of Fame
Mushy "The Fighting Newsboy" Callahan, Junior Welterweight Champion 169 22. Corporal Izzy Schwartz, Flyweight Champion 175 23. Louis "Kid" Kaplan, Featherweight Champion 179 24. Charley Phil Rosenberg, Bantamweight Champion ...
Ken Blady, 1988
8
Leonard-Hearns War Ends 8-year Wait
In that match, Leonard took the undisputed welterweight title by TKOmg Hearns in the 14th round, despite trailing before that time on all of the judges' cards. For years, Hearns wanted revenge, but a series of retirements by Leonard made it ...
9
Encyclopedia of Contemporary Latin American and Caribbean ...
This gave other Latin American boxers the courage to go to the USA to fight for world titles, and several met with success: Cuba's Kid Chocolate (featherweight and junior lightweight) in 1931, Mexico's Battling Shaw (junior welterweight) in ...
Daniel Balderston, Mike Gonzalez, Ana M. Lopez, 2014
10
Story Bigger Than Boxing
And, topping it all, after 6 months, he defeated welterweight champion Miguel Cotto on November 14, 2009, for a record 7 titles in 7 weight divisions. No one in boxing history had accomplished what Pacquiao has done. Oscar De La Hoya, ...
Ingming Duque Aberia

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «WELTERWEIGHT»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term welterweight is used in the context of the following news items.
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Danny Garcia feeling confident at welterweight for Paulie …
Junior welterweight champion Danny Garcia believes the few extra pounds on his lean frame will make a big difference as he moves up to welterweight. «ESPN, Jul 15»
2
Premiere Boxing Champions
But another strong candidate is undefeated American welterweight titleholder Keith Thurman. Tonight, undefeated Thurman (25-0 21 Kos) puts his unblemished ... «ABC News, Jul 15»
3
Robbie Lawler: The UFC's Zen Welterweight Champion
LAS VEGAS — Robbie Lawler, UFC welterweight champion of the world, decided to do a little shopping after Thursday's pre-fight press conference at the MGM ... «Bleacher Report, Jul 15»
4
Floyd Mayweather stripped of WBO welterweight title for not paying …
By then though, the WBO had scheduled a bout between Timothy Bradley and Jesse Vargas for their version of the welterweight title. So they gave Floyd a ... «Bloody Elbow, Jul 15»
5
Floyd Mayweather Jr. stripped of WBO welterweight title
The WBO stripped pound-for-pound king Floyd Mayweather of his welterweight world title on Monday for his failure to comply with the organization's rules. «ESPN, Jul 15»
6
Timothy Bradley outlasts Jessie Vargas in WBO welterweight fight
Controversy. Confusion. Officials getting as involved as the fighters themselves. This is starting to become a routine in the fights of Timothy Bradley Jr. «Los Angeles Times, Jun 15»
7
Kell Brook defends IBF welterweight title with comfortable win over …
Kell Brook successfully defended his IBF welterweight title for the second time with a totally one-sided win over Frankie Gavin. Brook was in control from the first ... «Mirror.co.uk, May 15»
8
Terence Crawford stops Thomas Dulorme for junior welterweight title
Crawford won the vacant WBO junior welterweight title with a sixth-round ... out by Luis Carlos Abregu at 147 pounds in a welterweight fight in October 2012. «The Guardian, Apr 15»
9
Boxing: Danny Garcia, at 30-0, considering bump to welterweight
The undefeated fighter from Philadelphia appeared just as uncertain about whether he'd like to remain at junior welterweight or move up to welterweight. «NorthJersey.com, Apr 15»
10
Kell Brook beats Jo Jo Dan to retain IBF world welterweight title
Kell Brook retained his IBF welterweight title with a dominant knockout victory over Jo Jo Dan in an emotionally charged homecoming at Sheffield's Motorpoint ... «The Guardian, Mar 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Welterweight [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/welterweight>. Apr 2024 ».
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