English

Pronunciation
sense|adjective
*a|UK IPA|/���v��weɪt/, SAMPA|/%@Uv@"weIt/
*a|US enPR|�'v�r-w�tʹ, IPA|/�o�v��weɪt/, SAMPA|/%oUv@`"weIt/
sense|noun
*a|UK IPA|/���v�weɪt/, SAMPA|/"@Uv@weIt/
*a|US enPR|�ʹv�r-w�t, IPA|/�o�v�weɪt/, SAMPA|/"oUv@`weIt/
rhymes|eɪt
Category:English heteronyms

Adjective
en-adj

1. context|of a person heavier than what is generally considered healthy for a given body type and height.
2. {context|transportation industry|of a vehicle weighing more than what is allowed for safety or legal commerce

#* 1988, U.S. Congress, Office of Technology Assessment, Gearing Up for Safety: Motor Carrier Safety in a Competitive Environment, ISBN 1428922504, page 38,
#*: All States allow oversized vehicles if a special permit is obtained, although most States will grant overweight permits only for non-divisible loads.
#* 1993, Legacy in the Sand: Chemical Command in Operations Desert Shield & Desert Storm, ISBN 0788104756, page 74,
#*: He got as far as the first weigh station, where troopers found his truck to be overweight and threatened to pull him off the road.
#* 1998, Collision of Northern Indiana Commuter Transportation District Train 102, ISBN 1428996532, page 48,
#*: Postaccident examination of the vehicle indicated, for example, that the driver had not adequately maintained his logbook and that his vehicle had been overweight for travel in Indiana.

Synonyms
sense|of a person clinically obese, fat, morbidly obese, obese
saurus|fat|obese

Translations
trans-top|of a person, heavier than is healthy
trans-mid
trans-bottom

trans-top|of a vehicle, weighing more than is allowed
trans-mid
trans-bottom

Translations to be checked
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ttbc|Dutch: te zwaar
ttbc|Telugu: స�థ�ల�ాయ� (sthoolakaayaM) (1), �ధి� బర�వ� (adhikabaruvu) (2)

Noun
en-noun|-

#An excess of weight.

fa:overweight
io:overweight
it:overweight
hu:overweight
sv:overweight
ta:overweight
te:overweight
vi:overweight
zh:overweight

• 2007-10-19 05:42 - Ruakh - /* Adjective */ RFV passed.

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