Definitions
1.nounAn excess of weight.
2.nounAn overweight person.
3.noun(investment) A security or class of securities in which one has a heavy concentration."Apple common stock is one of our overweights."
4.verbTo weigh down: to put too heavy a burden on.
5.verbTo place excessive weight or emphasis on; to overestimate the importance of.
6.adjective(of a person) Heavier than what is generally considered healthy for a given body type and height.
7.adjective(of a vehicle) Weighing more than what is allowed for safety or legal commerce.
8.adjective(investment, followed by a noun or prepositional phrase indicating a security or type of security) Having a portfolio relatively heavily invested in."Our portfolio is very overweight (in) Asian technology stocks."