ALL meanings of overweight
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O o - adjective overweight weighing too much or more than is considered normal, proper, etc.: overweight luggage; an overweight patient; two letters that may be overweight. 1
- noun overweight extra or excess weight above what law or regulation allows, as of baggage or freight: The overweight will cost us $12. 1
- noun overweight weight in excess of that considered normal, proper, healthful, etc.: Overweight in a child should not be neglected. 1
- adjective overweight person: fat 1
- noun overweight greater effect or importance; preponderance. 1
- adjective overweight luggage, mail: too heavy 1
- verb with object overweight to weight excessively; exceed the weight limit of. 1
- verb with object overweight to give too much consideration or emphasis to; stress unduly. 1
- adjective overweight Someone who is overweight weighs more than is considered healthy or attractive. 0
- adjective overweight weighing more than is usual, allowed, or healthy 0
- adjective overweight having a higher proportion of one's investments in a particular sector of the market than the size of that sector relative to the total market would suggest: portfolio managers are currently overweight in bonds 0
- adjective overweight (of a fund etc) invested disproportionately in this way 0
- noun overweight extra or excess weight 0
- noun overweight greater importance or effect 0
- verb overweight to give too much emphasis or consideration to 0
- verb overweight to add too much weight to 0
- verb overweight to weigh down 0
- noun overweight more weight than is needed, desired, or allowed; extra or surplus weight 0
- adjective overweight above the normal, desirable, or allowed weight 0
- abbreviation OVERWEIGHT overweigh 0