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What does overweight mean?

Looking for the meaning or definition of the word overweight? Here's what it means.

Adjective
  1. (of a person) heavier than what is generally considered healthy for a given body type and height.
  2. (transport, law, of a vehicle) weighing more than what is allowed for safety or legal commerce
  3. Having a portfolio relatively heavily invested in.
Noun
  1. (chiefly transport, law, healthcare) An excess of weight.
  2. (investment, finance) A security or class of securities in which one has a heavy concentration.
Verb
  1. (transitive) To weigh down: to put too heavy a burden on.
  2. (transitive) To place excessive weight or emphasis on; to overestimate the importance of. [from 17th c.]
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