Definitions for overweight
ˈoʊ vərˈweɪt; ˈoʊ vərˌweɪt; ˌoʊ vərˈweɪtover·weight

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. corpulence, overweight, stoutness, adiposisadjective

   the property of excessive fatness

2. fleshy, heavy, overweightadjective

   usually describes a large person who is fat but has a large frame to carry it

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1. Overweightadjective

   Having a weight in excess of what is normal, proper, or expected; as, the doctor recommends dieting to all his overweight patients; overweight luggage will incur an extra charge.

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1. overweightnoun

   An excess of weight.

2. overweightnoun

   A security or class of securities in which one has a heavy concentration.

   Apple common stock is one of our overweights.

3. overweightverb

   To place excessive weight or emphasis on; to overestimate the importance of.

4. overweightadjective

   heavier than what is generally considered healthy for a given body type and height.

5. overweightadjective

   weighing more than what is allowed for safety or legal commerce

6. overweightadjective

   Having a portfolio relatively heavily invested in.

   Our portfolio is very overweight (in) Asian technology stocks.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Overweightnoun

   Preponderance.

   Etymology: over and weight.

   Sinking into water is but an overweight of the body, in respect of the water. Francis Bacon, Nat. Hist.

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1. Overweight

   Being overweight or fat is having more body fat than is optimally healthy. Being overweight is especially common where food supplies are plentiful and lifestyles are sedentary. As of 2003, excess weight reached epidemic proportions globally, with more than 1 billion adults being either overweight or obese. In 2013, this increased to more than 2 billion. Increases have been observed across all age groups. A healthy body requires a minimum amount of fat for proper functioning of the hormonal, reproductive, and immune systems, as thermal insulation, as shock absorption for sensitive areas, and as energy for future use; however, the accumulation of too much storage fat can impair movement, flexibility, and alter the appearance of the body.

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1. Overweight

   Overweight is generally defined as having more body fat than is optimally healthy. Being overweight is a common condition, especially where food supplies are plentiful and lifestyles are sedentary. Excess weight has reached epidemic proportions globally, with more than 1 billion adults being either overweight or obese. Increases have been observed across all age groups. A healthy body requires a minimum amount of fat for the proper functioning of the hormonal, reproductive, and immune systems, as thermal insulation, as shock absorption for sensitive areas, and as energy for future use. But the accumulation of too much storage fat can impair movement and flexibility, and can alter the appearance of the body.

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1. Overweight

   A status with BODY WEIGHT that is above certain standard of acceptable or desirable weight. In the scale of BODY MASS INDEX, overweight is defined as having a BMI of 25.0-29.9 kg/m2. Overweight may or may not be due to increases in body fat (ADIPOSE TISSUE), hence overweight does not equal "over fat".

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How to say overweight in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of overweight in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of overweight in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of overweight in a Sentence

1. Latisha Love-Gregory:

   We do not know if the variant by reducing fat sensitivity would increase or decrease fat intake so it is hard to make dietary recommendations at this point, regardless of genetic background, improving the diets of overweight or obese children is paramount in reducing the risk of obesity-associated complications such as diabetes, cardiovascular disease and hypertension.

2. Amy Ellen Schwartz:

   I think that the hope was that by letting parents know, 'Hey, your kid is overweight, your kid is obese,' they would say, 'Wow, I didn't know that' and take action, or the kid would, and we didn't see that.

3. Shane Norris:

   Many countries now across the continent are facing a double burden of malnutrition, there's still persistent undernutrition in early life and overweight and obesity in later life.

4. Chief Executive Gavin Patterson:

   We need to ensure we are competitive in the future, that we can deliver products and services for our customers at the right price, if we compare how we manage the business with our peers, we're frankly too complex and overweight. This is a big deal.

5. Natalie Muth:

   Kids who don't drink water are more likely to get their fluids elsewhere, all The American Heart Association takes is an extra 70 calories or so per day for a child to gain excess weight and be at risk for overweight or obesity.

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