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Top-heavy
adj, slang
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Adjective
- 1 having a high centre of gravity, and liable to topple
"Legion: Your new platform is inefficient. It has low-volume hydraulics and is top-heavy."
- 2 having an excessive number of administrators or managers
- 3 Having a significant portion of the plan assets allocated to key employees to the detriment of lower-wage employees.
"A defined benefit plan is top-heavy if[…] the present value of the accrued benefits (PVAB) under the plan for the key employees exceeds 60 percent of the PVAB under the plan for all employees."
- 4 having a disproportionately large upper body, especially the bust
""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."
- 5 Drunk. slang
"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."
Adjective
- 1 unstable by being overloaded at the top wordnet
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