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o·ver·weight
(ō′vər-wāt′)adj.
Weighing more than is normal, necessary, or allowed, especially having more body weight than is considered normal or healthy for one's age or build. See Synonyms at fat.
n. (ō′vər-wāt′)
1. More weight than is normal, necessary, or allowed.
2. Greater weight or importance; preponderance.
tr.v. (ō′vər-wāt′) o·ver·weight·ed, o·ver·weight·ing, o·ver·weights
1. To weigh down too heavily; overload.
2. To give too much emphasis, importance, or consideration to.
overweight
adj
1. weighing more than is usual, allowed, or healthy
2. (Banking & Finance) finance
a. 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
b. (of a fund etc) invested disproportionately in this way
n
3. extra or excess weight
4. archaic greater importance or effect
vb (tr)
5. to give too much emphasis or consideration to
6. to add too much weight to
7. to weigh down
o•ver•weight
(adj. ˈoʊ vərˈweɪt; n. ˈoʊ vərˌweɪt; v. ˌoʊ vərˈweɪt)adj.
1. weighing more than is allowed or considered normal, proper, or healthful.
n. 2. weight above what law or regulation allows: baggage overweight.
3. weight in excess of what is considered normal, proper, or healthful.
v.t. 4. to weight excessively.
5. to give too much emphasis to.
[1545–55]
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Past participle: overweighted
Gerund: overweighting
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Adj. | 1. | overweight - usually describes a large person who is fat but has a large frame to carry it fat - having an (over)abundance of flesh; "he hadn't remembered how fat she was" |
overweight
adjective fat, heavy, stout, huge, massive, solid, gross, hefty, ample, plump, bulky, chunky, chubby, obese, fleshy, beefy (informal), tubby (informal), portly, outsize, buxom, roly-poly, rotund, podgy, corpulent, elephantine, well-padded (informal), well-upholstered (informal), broad in the beam (informal), on the plump side Being overweight increases your risk of developing high blood presssure.
thin, lean, pinched, skinny, gaunt, emaciated, underweight, scrawny, scraggy
thin, lean, pinched, skinny, gaunt, emaciated, underweight, scrawny, scraggy
overweight
adjectiveTranslations
زَائِدُ الْوَزْنَوَزْن زائِد
nadváha
overvægtig
ylipainoinen
pretežak
túlsúlyú
of òungur
太りすぎの
중량 초과의
per daug storas
pārāk smags, pārāk dūšīgs
predebelpretežek
överviktig
ที่มีน้ำหนักมากเกินไป
aşırı kilolukiloluşişman
béo phì
overweight
[ˌəʊvəˈweɪt]A. ADJ [person] → gordo
to be overweight [parcel, luggage] → pesar demasiado, tener exceso de peso; [person] → estar demasiado gordo
he is 8 kilos overweight → pesa 8 kilos de más
the suitcase is a kilo overweight → la maleta tiene un exceso de peso de un kilo
to be overweight [parcel, luggage] → pesar demasiado, tener exceso de peso; [person] → estar demasiado gordo
he is 8 kilos overweight → pesa 8 kilos de más
the suitcase is a kilo overweight → la maleta tiene un exceso de peso de un kilo
overweight
adj thing → zu schwer; person also → übergewichtig; to be five kilos overweight (person, box etc) → fünf Kilo Übergewicht haben; overweight luggage → Übergepäck nt; you’re overweight → Sie haben Übergewicht
n → Übergewicht nt
overweight
[ˌəʊvəˈweɪt] adj to be overweight (person) → essere sovrappeso; (luggage) → superare il peso consentitothe parcel is a kilo overweight → il pacco pesa un chilo di troppo
overweight
(əuvəˈweit) adjective too heavy; too fat. If I eat too much I soon get overweight.
overweight
→ زَائِدُ الْوَزْنَ nadváha overvægtig übergewichtig υπέρβαρος demasiado gordo ylipainoinen trop gros pretežak sovrappeso 太りすぎの 중량 초과의 te zwaar overvektig z nadwagą obeso весящий больше нормы överviktig ที่มีน้ำหนักมากเกินไป aşırı kilolu béo phì 超重的o·ver·weight
n. peso excesivo, sobrepeso.