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OVERWEIGHT
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The property of excessive fatness
Synonyms:
adiposis; corpulence; overweight; stoutness
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Hypernyms ("overweight" is a kind of...):
corpulency; fleshiness; obesity (more than average fatness)
Derivation:
overweight (usually describes a large person who is fat but has a large frame to carry it)
II. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Usually describes a large person who is fat but has a large frame to carry it
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Similar:
fat (having an (over)abundance of flesh)
Derivation:
overweight (the property of excessive fatness)
III. (verb)
Sense 1
Present simple (first person singular and plural, second person singular and plural, third person plural) of the verb overweight
Context examples:
Risk factors for osteoarthritis include: • Being overweight • Getting older • Injuring a joint
(Osteoarthritis, NIH: National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases)
Being overweight does not always mean being obese.
(Overweight, NCI Dictionary)
Children born to women who have high blood levels of lead are more likely be overweight or obese, compared to those whose mothers have low levels of lead in their blood.
(New study suggests high lead levels during pregnancy linked to child obesity, National Institutes of Health)
Other causes include being overweight, radiation treatment, surgery, and getting older.
(Pelvic Support Problems, NIH: National Institute of Child Health and Human Development)
Older adults, young children and those who are sick or overweight are most at risk.
(Heat Illness, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
The researchers observed a significantly altered eating behavior in overweight animals.
(German scientists find potential treatment for obesity, Agência Brasil)
It is different from being overweight, which means weighing too much.
(Obesity, NIH: National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)
Children who were overweight but not obese (BMI in the 85-94th percentile) also had a 17-percent increased asthma risk compared to healthy-weight peers.
(Obesity May Be to Blame for Quarter of Asthma Cases in Children, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)
These may include disorders such as high blood pressure, high blood cholesterol, overweight or obesity, diabetes.
(Cardiac Rehabilitation, NIH: National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute)
Obese and overweight mean that your weight is greater than it should be for your health.
(Body Weight, NIH)
