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Bridget D. (United States of America)
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  1. cruiserweight
    a professional boxer who weighs between 169 and 175 pounds
    Last October, fighting at 5 feet 11 inches and 200 pounds, Shawn won the United States Boxing Organization cruiserweight title with a second-round knockout.
  2. invertebrate
    any animal lacking a backbone or notochord
    He hit his opponent, Josh Green, with a right-handed punch of such accuracy and power that Green's neck wobbled and he seemed to grow invertebrate for a moment, sagging down the ropes like a Dali clock.
  3. Dali
    surrealist Spanish painter (1904-1989)
    He hit his opponent, Josh Green, with a right-handed punch of such accuracy and power that Green's neck wobbled and he seemed to grow invertebrate for a moment, sagging down the ropes like a Dali clock.
  4. knockout
    a blow that renders the opponent unconscious
    Last October, fighting at 5 feet 11 inches and 200 pounds, Shawn won the United States Boxing Organization cruiserweight title with a second-round knockout.
  5. opponent
    someone who offers resistance
    He hit his opponent, Josh Green, with a right-handed punch of such accuracy and power that Green's neck wobbled and he seemed to grow invertebrate for a moment, sagging down the ropes like a Dali clock.
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