overweight
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Synonyms: overweigh, overweighs, over weight, oversight, overnight, overlight, overbright, overflight, overfreight, overdight, overweights
Antonyms: overweigh, overweighs, over weight, oversight, overnight, overlight, overbright, overflight, overfreight, overdight, overweights
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Adjective
- {{lb|en|of a person}} Having a higher weight, especially [[body fat]], than what is generally considered healthy for a given body type and height.
- {{lb|en|transportation|legal|of a vehicle}} Weighing more than what is allowed for safety or legal commerce.
- {{lb|en|investment|finance|followed by a noun or prepositional phrase indicating a security or type of security}} Having a portfolio relatively heavily invested in.
Noun
- {{lb|en|uncountable|chiefly|transport|legal}} An [[excess]] of weight.
- {{lb|en|uncountable|healthcare}} The condition of being [[#Adjective|overweight]].
- {{lb|en|countable}} An [[#Adjective|overweight]] person.
- {{lb|en|countable|investment|finance}} A security or class of securities in which one has a heavy concentration.
Verb
- {{lb|en|transitive}} To weigh down: to put too heavy a burden on.
- {{lb|en|transitive}} To place excessive [[weight]] or [[emphasis]] on; to overestimate the importance of. {{defdate|from 17th c.}}
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