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 →

2) Overweight means heavier than allowed, like an overweight suitcase. tree →

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 →
• The vet said our cat is a little overweight. tree →
• Exercise and healthy food help people who are overweight. tree →
• The lorry was overweight for the bridge. tree →
• Never tease someone for being overweight. tree →
• Doctors check if children are underweight or overweight. tree →

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.
• An overweight pet gets ill more often and lives a shorter life, so it needs fewer treats and more play.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «overweight» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.