American English pronunciation

How to pronounce overweight

IPA transcription: [,oʊvɚ'weɪt]

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Noun

  • the property of excessive fatness

Adjective

  • usually describes a large person who is fat but has a large frame to carry it

Usage examples

  • Reports can be printed for overweight vehicles.
  • Conflicting reports point to overweight cargo and windshear as possible causes.
  • He also met the Irish giant Patrick Cotter and the famously overweight Daniel Lambert.
  • In his version Molly has trouble with her wheelbarrow because she is very overweight.
  • Cattermole was also criticised when he was dubbed overweight and a "heavy-footed dancer".
  • Lipedema is common in overweight women.