overweight; overloaded
Meanings
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to be overweight; to exceed weight limit
neutralA technical physics term for when an object experiences a force greater than its normal weight due to acceleration, opposite of weightlessness. Also used generally for exceeding a set weight limit.
During rocket launch, astronauts experience a brief period of being overweight (g-force).
Your luggage is overweight and requires an extra fee.
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When the elevator starts ascending, passengers feel a sensation of being overweight.
verb
to be overloaded (vehicle); to exceed load capacity
neutralSpecifically refers to vehicles carrying more weight than their safe or legal limit.
This truck is clearly overloaded; driving it is very dangerous.
Overloaded transport will greatly shorten the lifespan of a bridge.
verb
to exceed the stipulated weight
neutralA general term for exceeding any set weight limit, such as in postal packages, food portions, or industrial standards.
This bag of flour is 50 grams over the stipulated weight.
This batch of products from the factory was returned because it exceeded the stipulated weight.