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top heavy
[
top
-hev-ee
]
top-heav·y
/
ˈtɒpˌhɛv
i
/
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[
top
-hev-ee
]
Show IPA
adjective
1.
having the top disproportionately heavy; liable to fall from too great
weight
above.
2.
relatively much heavier or larger above the center or waist than below:
a top-heavy wrestler.
3.
Finance
.
a.
having a financial structure overburdened with securities that have priority in the payment of dividends.
b.
overcapitalized.
Origin:
1525–35;
top
1
+
heavy
Related forms
top-heav·i·ly,
adverb
top-heav·i·ness,
noun
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top heavy definition
mod.
heavy-breasted; buxom. :
Britney gets a little top heavy when she is gaining weight.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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