overweight

[ adjective oh-ver-weyt; noun oh-ver-weyt; verb oh-ver-weyt ]

/ adjective ˈoʊ vərˈweɪt; noun ˈoʊ vərˌweɪt; verb ˌoʊ vərˈweɪt /

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adjective

weighing too much or more than is considered normal, proper, etc.: overweight luggage; an overweight patient; two letters that may be overweight.

noun

extra or excess weight above what law or regulation allows, as of baggage or freight: The overweight will cost us $12.

weight in excess of that considered normal, proper, healthful, etc.: Overweight in a child should not be neglected.

greater effect or importance; preponderance.

verb (used with object)

to weight excessively; exceed the weight limit of.

to give too much consideration or emphasis to; stress unduly.

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Origin of overweight

First recorded in 1545–55; over- + weight

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Examples from the Web for overweight

Especially in the U.S., where fast food restaurants are abundant and two-thirds of people are overweight or obese.
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“The first version looked exactly like Rand, but he was about 50 pounds overweight,” Stinnett laughed.
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When students are overweight or obese, well-balanced meals are especially important.
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According to the CDC, almost 70 percent of adults in the United States over 20 are overweight.
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I think of my friend H, who recently got herself from 19 stone to 12 stone, having been overweight since childhood.
If You're Fat You've Only Got Yourself to Blame|Emma Woolf|April 15, 2014|DAILY BEAST
They could as easily have charged you overweight as underweight.
Uncle Sam Detective|William Atherton Du Puy
Underweight and overweight are both abnormal conditions; probably the latter is the more easily remedied.
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Almost instantly the overweight one was behind him, seizing his arm.
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We must not overweight the Bill, said the Prime Minister at length.
Lord Randolph Churchill|Winston Spencer Churchill
If there is a family tendency to overweight, one should begin early to form habits that will check this tendency.
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British Dictionary definitions for overweight

overweight

adjective (ˌəʊvəˈweɪt)

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 (ˈəʊvəˌweɪt)

extra or excess weight

archaic greater importance or effect

verb (ˌəʊvəˈweɪt) (tr)

to give too much emphasis or consideration to

to add too much weight to

to weigh down

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Word Origin and History for overweight

overweight

adj.

"in excess of proper or ordinary weight," 1630s, from over- + weight (n.). Of persons, as a noun, "obesity" from 1917.

overweight

adjective

noun

verb (used with object)

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