Definition of overweight
1 : weight over and above what is required or allowed
2 : excessive or burdensome weight
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But after looking at the evidence related to overweight and normal-weight people, experts were not able to find that behavioral counseling made a huge difference in who ended up developing heart disease.
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Nvidia, for example, has been an overweight in the fund — a larger allocation than in the benchmark — for Mr. Baker’s whole tenure.
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But people with damaged or weakened hearts, the elderly, and those who are overweight can have a much harder time coping physically, and need to take precautions against heat stroke or even cardiac arrest.
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While there is still more research to be done in this area, people who are overweight should consider losing weight to lower their cancer risk.
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Pretty privilege is also conditional and is not often extended to women who are trans, black and brown, disabled, older, and/or overweight.
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His last concert here, nearly two years ago, found Elvis overweight, sick and prone to give a lethargic performance.
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What was not known is whether the same risk increased when mothers were simply overweight and whether risks escalated as the severity of overweight/obesity increased.
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For the study, overweight was defined as a body-mass-index between 25 to 29, while obesity was marked by BMIs at or above 30.
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First Known Use of overweight
1552
Definition of overweight
transitive verb
1 : to give too much weight or consideration to
2 : to weight excessively
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Though Brazilian financial assets rebounded to end the week, the political chaos has slammed a number of mutual funds that overweight the region.
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It was overweighted, the wheelbarrow, so everything kind of spilled everywhere.
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First Known Use of overweight
1613
Definition of overweight
: exceeding expected, normal, or proper weight; especially : exceeding the bodily weight normal for one's age, height, and build
Examples of overweight in a Sentence
He looked to be at least 20 pounds overweight.
an overweight person who had difficulty running even a short distance
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Think of the Turbo Vado 6.0 as the love child of a shrunken Vespa and an overweight 1967 Schwinn Typhoon.
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A new poll from a local nonprofit has found that nearly 7 in 10 adults in the area are either overweight or obese.
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Millions of Americans are overweight and often too busy to cook healthy meals or go to the gym.
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The study shows the proportion of overweight or obese people has risen since 2013, from 65 to 68 percent.
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According to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, nearly 70 percent of the U.S. population is considered overweight or obese.
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Scientists from the University of Washington found that more than 107 million children and 603 million adults worldwide were obese as of 2015, and even more are technically overweight.
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Globally, about 4 million deaths were attributed to being overweight or obese in 2014, from causes like heart disease and diabetes.
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The U.S. also has the the highest number of overweight or obese young adults or children.
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First Known Use of overweight
1621
Financial Definition of OVERWEIGHT
overweight
What It Is
Overweight refers to a given security which has been disproportionately allocated in an investment portfolio relative to a benchmark. It is the opposite of underweight.
How It Works
Investment portfolios are commonly built up and diversified according to a benchmark index. Any component of a given portfolio which outweighs the percentage suggested by the benchmark is described as overweight. For instance, if 50% of a portfolio is comprised of equity when the suggested equity allocation is only 35%, the equity component is considered overweight.
Overweight should not be confused with underweight, which describes a security or portfolio component which has been allocated at a lower percentage than the benchmark suggestion.
OVERWEIGHT Defined for English Language Learners
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playDefinition of overweight for English Language Learners
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: weighing more than the normal or expected amount : too heavy
OVERWEIGHT Defined for Kids
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playDefinition of overweight for Students
: weighing more than is normal, necessary, or allowed an overweight suitcase
Medical Dictionary
overweight
playMedical Definition of overweight
: weighing in excess of the normal for one's age, height, and build overweight adolescents overweight adults typically have a body mass index of 25 to 29.9
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