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overweight definition

over·weight (ō′vər wāt′; for adj., also, & for v., usually, ō′vər wāt′)

noun

more weight than is needed, desired, or allowed; extra or surplus weight

adjective

above the normal, desirable, or allowed weight

transitive verb

overweigh

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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