"overweight" meaning in All languages combined

See overweight on Wiktionary

Adjective [English]

IPA: /ˌəʊvəˈweɪt/ [UK], /ˌoʊvɚˈweɪt/ [US] Forms: overweight [positive], more overweight [comparative], most overweight [superlative]
enPR: ō'vər-wātʹ [US] Etymology: over- + weight Etymology templates: {{ety-prefix|over|weight}} over- + weight Head templates: {{adj|more=true}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If a person is overweight, they are above a weight that is considered normal or desirable.
    Sense id: simple-overweight-en-adj-t~EYNz3s
  2. If a vehicle is overweight, it weighs more than what is allowed for safety commerce.
    Sense id: simple-overweight-en-adj-gaZB54zX
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): Terms prefixed with over-

Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈəʊvəweɪt/ [UK], /ˈoʊvɚweɪt/ [US] Forms: overweight [singular], [plural]
enPR: ōʹvər-wāt [US] Etymology: over- + weight Etymology templates: {{ety-prefix|over|weight}} over- + weight Head templates: {{noun|2=none}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If something is overweight, it weighs above what is required or allowed.
    Sense id: simple-overweight-en-noun-boFL2xh8
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): Terms prefixed with over-

Verb [English]

Forms: overweight [canonical], overweights [third-person, singular], overweighted [past], overweighted [past, participle], overweighting [present, participle]
Etymology: over- + weight Etymology templates: {{ety-prefix|over|weight}} over- + weight Head templates: {{verb}} [POS TABLE]
  1. To weigh down: to put too heavy a burden on.
    Sense id: simple-overweight-en-verb-KOsOECWl
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): Terms prefixed with over-
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