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# overweight

«overweight» in Mova's school dictionary: **healthy for your height and age** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 2 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

adjective (overweight); noun (overweight, rare)

### meaning for a pupil

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

2) Overweight means heavier than allowed, like an overweight suitcase. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/overweight/#m2)

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

### In the corpora

- ["A weight problem" usually means obesity, being very overweight.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/euphemisms/10-weight-and-babies/19/)
- [An overweight pet gets ill more often and lives a shorter life, so it needs fewer treats and more play.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/64-birds-reptiles-and-choosing-a-pet/23/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «overweight» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/overweight/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.