overweight
- adjective
- /ˌoʊvərˈweɪt/
- I'm also like far more overweight than you are.
- an overweight child
- become overweight
- likely to be overweight
I don't see myself being unhealthy, being overweight, binge eating.
- I don't see myself being unhealthy, being overweight, binge eating.
- Now visualize a pack of overweight nudists on bicycles.
- I think that if you're overweight, you are unhealthy, right.
- And then I looked in the mirror and I saw this fat, overweight bully.
- And he was also quite a bit overweight, like hundreds, hundreds of pounds.
- It's not your fault that you're overweight, but it is your problem.
- You're you're overweight and you live in Van Nuys.
- So let's say I'm single and lonely and I'm overweight and I'm broke and I'm a moaner.
- And this poor guy, he was very overweight and that's what he was really struggling with.
- Because to me he was always a bit overweight, a bit plumpy like.
- But the reality is that most people that are overweight don't want to be overweight.
- But you know, what is the level of unconscious bias around people that are overweight and obese?
Examples
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And this poor guy, he was very overweight and that's what he was really struggling with.
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School-based intervention programs appear crucial in reducing overweight and preventing childhood obesity.
Academic text (2012) -
And my teacher was overweight, all right.
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And he was also quite a bit overweight, like hundreds, hundreds of pounds.
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GRACE: Oh, honey, she is really overweight.
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Such family feeding practices have been linked to overweight in children in previous studies.
Academic text (2013) -
But the reality is that most people that are overweight don't want to be overweight.
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Nearly 100 million Americans are today, either overweight or obese.
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Mandi Patterson describes herself as an overweight teen who is learning to value herself.
Academic text (1997) -
Many doctors agree that being overweight can lead to serious health problems.
Synonyms
A thing that has a lot of weight and is hard to lift
Having too much body fat that can cause health problems
A person with a large belly that sticks out around the middle
Having extra fat around the waist
Having too much body fat
A little heavy in the body, slightly overweight
Being very overweight
Antonyms
How Overweight
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Overweight combines over- ('too much') and weight ('heaviness'), so as an adjective it describes someone who is 'too heavy' for their height or health.