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overweight

Syllabification: (o·ver·weight)
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Definition of overweight

adjective

Pronunciation: /ˈōvərˈwāt/
  • above a weight considered normal or desirable:he’s forty pounds overweight
  • above legal weight:an overweight truck

noun

Pronunciation: /ˈōvərˌwāt/
  • excessive or extra weight.

verb

Pronunciation: /ˌōvərˈwāt/
[with object] (usually as adjective overweighted)
  • put too much weight on; overload.
  • Finance invest in (a market sector, industry, etc.) to a greater than normal degree:we have overweighted the banking sector [as adjective]:we were overweighted in technology last year

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