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o·ver·weight
 overweight
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- parts of speech:
- adjective, noun, transitive verb
- features:
- Word Combinations (adjective)
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adjective |
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| definition: |
weighing more than is ideal or healthy, or more than is allowed by some regulation; excessively heavy.
The veterinarian said the dog was overweight and should be put on a low-calorie diet.The overweight baggage was not allowed on the small airplane.- synonyms:
- heavyweight, ponderous
- antonyms:
- underweight
- similar words:
- big, chubby, corpulent, fat, heavy, hefty, leaden, massive, obese, plump, portly, stout, weighty
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fleshy, gross |
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noun |
| pronunciation: |
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weIt
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| definition 1: |
weight in excess of prescribed or regulated limits.
- similar words:
- excess, glut, heaviness, overbalance, overload, surfeit, surplus
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| definition 2: |
excessive body weight.
- synonyms:
- fat, heaviness, obesity
- similar words:
- corpulence, excess, plumpness
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fat |
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transitive verb |
| pronunciation: |
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weIt
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| inflections: |
overweights, overweighting, overweighted |
| definition: |
to burden with too much weight.
- synonyms:
- overburden, overload, weigh down
- similar words:
- burden, encumber, lade, oppress, overbalance, overstuff, overtax, overweigh, overwhelm, swamp
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