Usually means: Low mass, easy to handle.
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We found 29 dictionaries that define the word lightweight:

General (21 matching dictionaries)
  1. lightweight: Merriam-Webster.com
  2. lightweight: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. lightweight: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  4. lightweight: Collins English Dictionary
  5. lightweight: Vocabulary.com
  6. Lightweight, lightweight: Wordnik
  7. lightweight: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
  8. lightweight: Wiktionary
  9. lightweight: Webster's New World College Dictionary, 4th Ed.
  10. lightweight: The Wordsmyth English Dictionary-Thesaurus
  11. lightweight: Infoplease Dictionary
  12. Lightweight, lightweight: Dictionary.com
  13. lightweight: Cambridge Essential American English Dictionary
  14. Lightweight (MMA), Lightweight (company), Lightweight (disambiguation), Lightweight: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  15. lightweight: Rhymezone
  16. lightweight: AllWords.com Multi-Lingual Dictionary
  17. lightweight: Free Dictionary
  18. lightweight: Mnemonic Dictionary
  19. lightweight: Dictionary/thesaurus

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 (
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American English Definition British English Definition
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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