top heavy

[top-hev-ee]

top-heav·y

[top-hev-ee]
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.

Origin:
1525–35; top1 + heavy

top-heav·i·ly, adverb
top-heav·i·ness, noun
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Top heavy is always a great word to know.
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a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc.
a gadget; dingus; thingumbob.
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top heavy definition


  1. 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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