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overweighting Definition


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overweight
adj
    1. Above the desired, required or usual weight.
      Thesaurus: heavy, fat, plump, ample, stout, chubby, chunky, fleshy, flabby, portly, gross, obese; Antonym: emaciated, thin, skinny.
noun
    1. Extra weight; weight beyond what is required or allowed.
    2. Said of a person: the condition of being overweight.
verb overweighted, overweighting
    1. To give too much weight or importance to something.
    2. To add too much weight to something; to overload it.
Etymology: 16c.



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