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overweight
[oh-ver-weyt, oh-ver-weyt, oh-ver-weyt]
adjective
weighing too much or more than is considered normal, proper, etc..
overweight luggage; an overweight patient; two letters that may be overweight.
noun
overweight
adjective
weighing more than is usual, allowed, or healthy
finance
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
(of a fund etc) invested disproportionately in this way
noun
extra or excess weight
archaicgreater importance or effect
verb
to give too much emphasis or consideration to
to add too much weight to
to weigh down
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of overweight1
Example Sentences
In March, it blocked so-called "chubby filters" - a viral tool which made people appear overweight.
"He ran a bit, walked his dog every day, didn't have an unhealthy lifestyle. He didn't smoke or drink excessively, was not overweight. Statistically, there was no reason why he should have died."
Currently one in four reception-aged children in Wales are categorised as overweight or obese.
The letter also warned of "a worsening health crisis", with more children shifting from a healthy weight to being overweight or obese while at primary school, particularly in poorer areas.
Significantly overweight from comforting herself with food, she was never adopted, according to Florida Weekly, instead getting hooked on drugs when she was in high school.
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