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# overweight

adjective (overweight); noun (overweight, rare)

«overweight» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Overweight means heavier than is healthy for your height and age. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/overweight/#m1)
2. Overweight means heavier than allowed, like an overweight suitcase. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/overweight/#m2)

### In the lessons

In health lessons, being overweight can be caused by eating more than the body uses and not being active; it is better to talk about healthy habits than to tease. At airports, an overweight bag costs extra. Phrases: "overweight luggage", "slightly overweight".

### Examples

- Our suitcase was overweight, so we paid extra. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/overweight/#x1)
- The vet said our cat is a little overweight. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/overweight/#x2)
- Exercise and healthy food help people who are overweight. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/overweight/#x3)
- The lorry was overweight for the bridge. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/overweight/#x4)
- Never tease someone for being overweight. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/overweight/#x5)
- Doctors check if children are underweight or overweight. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/overweight/#x6)

### Note

One word. Opposite: underweight. Being overweight is a health matter, not something to joke about. In maths, the extra weight is total weight minus the limit.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «overweight» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/overweight/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«overweight» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/overweight.html) on Mova free.