Top-heavy
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Top-heavy is an adjective meaning having a high centre of gravity, and liable to topple.
Meaning
having a high centre of gravity, and liable to topple.
More Meanings
- (of an organization) having an excessive number of administrators or managers
- (of a retirement plan) Having a significant portion of the plan assets allocated to key employees to the detriment of lower-wage employees.
- (of a person, typically a woman) having a disproportionately large upper body, especially the bust
- (slang) Drunk.
Example Sentences
The top-heavy woman finished her whisky. She left fatty finger marks on the glass.
Legion: Your new platform is inefficient. It has low-volume hydraulics and is top-heavy.
"My figure is topheavy, and I always thought a woman with a large bust had to look mature. Now I know better." An all-in-one girdle is a lifesaver for women like Miss B.
He who confines his drink to the same level as that of the poor unreasoning soul-less animals, who never take too much and are never “top-heavy,” cannot avoid irritation.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include heavy, balanced, hogbacked, flat-bottomed, lopsided, top-shaped.
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