Sekirov Dictionary

overweight

UK /ˈəʊvəweɪt/US /ˈoʊvɚweɪt/

noun 4
adjective 3
verb 2
forms 5

noun4

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An excess of weight.
- It is clear that a bird would certainly be grounded by overweight if it retained eggs in the body and discharged them in large numbers at one time, like a turtle[.] — 1985
•
The condition of being overweight.
- SCHOOL MEAL ISSUES FOR CHILDREN AT RISK FOR OVERWEIGHT — 2007
•
An overweight person.
- The study provides up-to-date facts on the variety of diseases, vascular, metabolic, hepatic, and other, which are responsible for the excess mortality of overweights. — 1951
•
A security or class of securities in which one has a heavy concentration.
- Apple common stock is one of our overweights.

adjective3

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Having a higher weight, especially body fat, than what is generally considered healthy for a given body type and height.
- Before her diet, Jane was noticeably overweight, but she shed five kilos in the next two months.
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Weighing more than what is allowed for safety or legal commerce.
- All States allow oversized vehicles if a special permit is obtained, although most States will grant overweight permits only for non-divisible loads. — 1988
•
Having a portfolio relatively heavily invested in.
- Our portfolio is very overweight (in) Asian technology stocks.

verb2

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To weigh down: to put too heavy a burden on.
- By noon the fat, perspiring, and importantly busy merchant arrives, overweighted with red blood, fat, and responsibility, for a game of manille or dominoes with three or four old cronies. — 1916
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To place excessive weight or emphasis on; to overestimate the importance of.
- We also over-weight such vaine future conjectures, which infant-spirits give us. — 1603

forms

overweighted · overweighting · overweights · more overweight · most overweight

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