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

Words nearby overweight

overwear, overweary, overween, overweening, overweigh, overweight, overwhelm, overwhelmed, overwhelming, overwind, overwinter

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How to use overweight in a sentence

Stuart ended up with an overweight truck the same way most other Tacoma owners do.
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As patients become overweight, their bodies start losing the ability to regulate the insulin hormone properly, which in turn affects how the body absorbs and uses glucose.
Can We Fix the Body’s Dysmetabolic State?|Charu Kasturi|February 24, 2021|Ozy
While nearly 24 percent of adults in the District are considered obese, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, more than half the city’s residents are considered at least overweight.
D.C. revises rules, will open vaccines to young people with health problems March 1|Julie Zauzmer|February 18, 2021|Washington Post
In addition, the boundaries some health officials draw between what is “normal” and what is “overweight” have changed over time.
Scientists Say: Body Mass Index|Bethany Brookshire|January 25, 2021|Science News For Students

“Obesity was ignored for the longest time and overweight was completely ignored,” said Barry Popkin, an obesity researcher at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
The Health 202: Obese Americans could be prioritized for coronavirus vaccine|Paige Winfield Cunningham|November 30, 2020|Washington Post
Especially in the U.S., where fast food restaurants are abundant and two-thirds of people are overweight or obese.
Orthorexia: When Healthy Eating Becomes an Obsession|DailyBurn|October 25, 2014|DAILY BEAST
“The first version looked exactly like Rand, but he was about 50 pounds overweight,” Stinnett laughed.
Inside the World of Rand Paul Swag|Olivia Nuzzi|August 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST
I would have put him in the film even if he stayed overweight.
‘Guardians of the Galaxy’ Filmmaker James Gunn on His Glorious Space Opera and Rise to the A-List|Marlow Stern|August 3, 2014|DAILY BEAST
But I absolutely hate talking to patients about being overweight.
Kids Don’t Know How Overweight They Really Are|Russell Saunders|July 29, 2014|DAILY BEAST
When students are overweight or obese, well-balanced meals are especially important.
The Government is Still Failing Kids on School Lunches|Russell Saunders|May 25, 2014|DAILY BEAST
In this particular case you forget that you asked the Question whether your letters were not overweight.
The Letters of the Duke of Wellington to Miss J. 1834-1851|Duke of Wellington
While it is dangerous to be under weight in the early years of life, it is at least as dangerous to be overweight in middle life.
Health Through Will Power|James J. Walsh
You can count on the fingers of one hand all the really overweight ones you ever knew.
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They are usually overweight, and there is need to reduce the amount they eat.
Psychotherapy|James J. Walsh
If he is not distinctly overweight this will do harm rather than good.
Psychotherapy|James J. Walsh

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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