middleweight
/ˈmɪdlweɪt/noun
उच्चारण मिड्ल्वेट
मिडिलवेट, (मुक्केबाज़ी आदि में) मध्यम भार वर्ग या उस वर्ग का खिलाड़ी
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a weight category in boxing and some other sports, between welterweight and light heavyweight; a boxer or other sportsperson in this category
मिडिलवेट, (मुक्केबाज़ी आदि में) मध्यम भार वर्ग या उस वर्ग का खिलाड़ी
- Vijender Singh won India's first Olympic boxing medal in the middleweight category.
- a former middleweight champion
- The boxer moved up from welterweight to middleweight.
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- She fought in the middleweight division at the national games.
- He lost weight to qualify as a middleweight.
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middleweight (countable noun)
A middleweight is a boxer or wrestler in the weight class between welterweight and light heavyweight. It is also the name of the class.
'Middleweight' welterweight और light heavyweight के बीच की भार-श्रेणी का मुक्केबाज़ या पहलवान है। यह उस श्रेणी का नाम भी है।
- He is a middleweight from Haryana.
- The middleweight bout was the main event of the evening.
in the middleweight division / class
Use in with the division or class: compete in the middleweight division. Use at for the weight: fight at middleweight.
वर्ग या श्रेणी के साथ 'in' आता है: compete in the middleweight division। भार के साथ 'at': fight at middleweight।
- She competes in the middleweight division.
- He fought at middleweight for six years.
middleweight + noun
Middleweight can come before nouns such as champion, title, bout or boxer.
'Middleweight' champion, title, bout या boxer जैसे nouns से पहले आ सकता है।
- The middleweight champion defended his title.
- She won the Asian middleweight title.
middleweight (figurative)
In ordinary writing, a middleweight sometimes means a person or firm of medium importance, neither small nor great. This is informal.
सामान्य लेखन में 'middleweight' कभी-कभी मध्यम महत्त्व के व्यक्ति या कंपनी को बताता है, न छोटा, न बड़ा। यह अनौपचारिक है।
- The company is a middleweight in the car industry.
- Among universities, it is a middleweight.
middleweight vs welterweight vs heavyweight
Weight classes are fixed by sport and governing body, so the exact limits differ between boxing, wrestling and judo. Always say which sport you mean.
भार-श्रेणियाँ खेल और संचालक संस्था के अनुसार तय होती हैं, इसलिए मुक्केबाज़ी, कुश्ती और जूडो में सीमाएँ अलग होती हैं। हमेशा बताएँ कि कौन-सा खेल है।
- The limits for middleweight in boxing differ from those in judo.
- He is a heavyweight in wrestling but a middleweight in boxing.
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middleweight + noun
championtitleboutboxerdivision
- The middleweight boxer trains six hours a day.
verb + middleweight
fight atcompete aswindefendmove up to
- He moved up to middleweight after gaining weight.
adjective + middleweight
reigningformeryoungunbeatenworld
- The unbeaten middleweight won in the third round.
weight classes
flyweightwelterweightheavyweightlightweightbantamweight
- Boxers are divided into classes such as flyweight, middleweight and heavyweight.
middleweight in the news
Olympic middleweightamateur middleweightprofessional middleweightnational middleweight
- The Olympic middleweight from our state trained at a small gym in a village.
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- The young middleweight won the gold medal at the national games.
युवा मिडिलवेट मुक्केबाज़ ने राष्ट्रीय खेलों में स्वर्ण पदक जीता।
- Radhika watched the middleweight final with her brother.
राधिका ने अपने भाई के साथ मिडिलवेट का फ़ाइनल देखा।
- A middleweight must weigh between seventy-three and seventy-nine kilograms in some competitions.
कुछ प्रतियोगिताओं में मिडिलवेट का वज़न तिहत्तर से उन्यासी किलोग्राम के बीच होना चाहिए।
- The middleweight champion lost his title in the fifth round.
मिडिलवेट चैंपियन पाँचवें दौर में अपना ख़िताब हार गया।
- The coach advised her to compete as a middleweight.
प्रशिक्षक ने उसे मिडिलवेट के रूप में खेलने की सलाह दी।