Question

Despite giving away twenty pounds in weight, the challenger found a knock-out blow in the second round.

Accepted Answer

(transitivehttps://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Appendix:Glossary#transitive) To concede an advantage in weight, time, height etc.

Sentence	Despite giving away twenty pounds in weight, the challenger found a knock-out blow in the second round.
Definition	( transitive https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Appendix:Glossary#transitive ) To concede an advantage in weight, time, height etc.

Weight Giving Twenty Pounds Challenger Found Knock Out Blow