excess weight

collocation in English

meaningsofexcessandweight

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excess
adjective[before noun]
uk
/ˈek.ses/us
/ˈek.ses/
extra:
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weight
noun
uk
/weɪt/us
/weɪt/
the amount that something or ...
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(Definition ofexcessandweightfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofexcess weight

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Suchexcessweightmight be counterselected by predators.
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Shedding theexcessweight, though, will make for a leaner, trimmer, more effective prose.
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This restoration happens because of theexcessweightof the lever to the right of the point of support.
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It helps shedexcessweightand reduces anxiety, stress and depression.
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This fact can be directly linked toexcessweightgain by our doctors.
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Hip replacements will not work because of the excess pressure and the anaesthetic risk is too great in patients whose breathing and cardiac function are impaired byexcessweight.
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I do not accept that it is right, when we look at the whole range of economic indicators, to placeexcessweighton any one of them.
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The shipbuilder cannot afford to pay for overweight sections, nor can the shipowner afford to cart thisexcessweightaround in lieu of cargo.
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Having regard to these uncertainties and to the fact that even anexcessweightof 710 lb.
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A specified proportion of this is, quite rightly, transported free of cost, but the cost of moving theexcessweightor volume is charged to the airman concerned.
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Many consumers are anxious about their health, about cholesterol and blood pressure, or wrestle withexcessweight.
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I should add that men have not been ignored — check-ups forexcessweightand blood pressure are available to them.
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On the other hand,excessweightcan also create ovarian dysfunctions.
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As a result, these engine bells are counterproductive due to theirexcessweight.
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Thisexcessweightcauses a reverse effect on the magma chamber's ability to produce a volcano.
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Theexcessweightof a waterlogged hull could be as much as 456 lb.
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He removed anyexcessweightby shortening the exhaust pipes by several feet.
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He later commented that the steroid usage was for sheddingexcessweight.
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Exercise preventsexcessweightand helps maintain weight loss.
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