Usually means: Low mass, easy to handle.
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We found 30 dictionaries that define the word Lightweight:

General (22 matching dictionaries)
  1. lightweight: Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
  2. lightweight: Merriam-Webster
  3. lightweight: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  4. lightweight: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  5. lightweight: Collins English Dictionary
  6. lightweight: Vocabulary.com
  7. Lightweight, lightweight: Wordnik
  8. lightweight: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
  9. lightweight: Wiktionary
  10. lightweight: Webster's New World College Dictionary, 4th Ed.
  11. lightweight: The Wordsmyth English Dictionary-Thesaurus
  12. lightweight: Infoplease Dictionary
  13. Lightweight, lightweight: Dictionary.com
  14. lightweight: Cambridge Essential American English Dictionary
  15. Lightweight (MMA), Lightweight (company), Lightweight (disambiguation), Lightweight: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  16. lightweight: Rhymezone
  17. lightweight: AllWords.com Multi-Lingual Dictionary
  18. lightweight: FreeDictionary.org
  19. lightweight: Mnemonic Dictionary
  20. lightweight: TheFreeDictionary.com

Business (2 matching dictionaries)
  1. eyefortransport e-commerce transportation glossary (No longer online)
  2. lightweight: Legal dictionary

Computing (1 matching dictionary)
  1. lightweight: Encyclopedia

Slang (1 matching dictionary)
  1. lightweight, lightweight, lightweight: Green’s Dictionary of Slang

Sports (3 matching dictionaries)
  1. Hickok Sports Glossaries (No longer online)
  2. Lightweight: Bicycle Glossary
  3. Lightweight: Sports Definitions

Tech (1 matching dictionary)
  1. Lightweight: Stay Sharp

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Definitions from Wiktionary (lightweight)

noun:  (combat sports) A particular weight class, or member of such, as prescribed by the rules, between that of the heavier welterweight and the lighter featherweight. See Wikipedia for the specifics of each sport.
noun:  (rowing) A particular weight category as prescribed by the rules, separate from an open or heavyweight class.
noun:  (weightlifting) A competitive weight division as prescribed by the rules, between the heavier middleweight and the lighter featherweight.
noun:  One of little consequence or ability.
noun:  A person who cannot handle their drink; one who gets drunk on very little alcohol.
noun:  (by extension) A person with low endurance.
noun:  A political candidate with little chance of winning.
adjective:  Lacking in earnestness, ability, or profundity.
adjective:  Having less than average weight.
adjective:  Lacking in strength.
adjective:  (computing) Having a small footprint or performance impact.
verb:  (transitive) To reduce the amount or weight of.

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