topweight
Highest handicap burden
Topweight refers to the heaviest weight assigned to a horse in a handicap race, where weights are distributed to equalize competition.
The horse carrying topweight is typically the most accomplished in the field, penalized for past success: The favorite is carrying topweight of 132 pounds.
By extension, topweight can describe anyone bearing the heaviest burden or responsibility in a group endeavor.
Overturn in water
- stabilityResistance to displacement
- ballastShip stability material
- keelHull's structural base
- trimRemove unwanted edges
buoyancy · heel · listing · displacement · counterbalance · draft · freeboard · hull
Disproportionately weighted upward
- imbalanceLack of proportion
- instabilityTendency toward unpredictable change
- overloadBurden beyond capacity
- loadCarried weight or burden
distribution · center of mass · engineering · cantilever · foundation · counterweight · support · collapse
Burden beyond capacity
- strainExcessive stretching force
- pressureForce upon contact
- heavinessState of being weighty
- encumbranceHindrance or legal claim
overburdened · cumbersome · taxing · demanding · overwhelming · disproportionate · unbalanced · excess
capsize
Overturn in water
trim · buoyancy · heel · listing · displacement · counterbalance · draft · freeboard · hull · seaworthiness
topheavy
Disproportionately weighted upward
- imbalanceLack of proportion
- instabilityTendency toward unpredictable change
- overloadBurden beyond capacity
load · distribution · center of mass · engineering · cantilever · foundation · counterweight · support · collapse · sway
overload
Burden beyond capacity
encumbrance · overburdened · cumbersome · taxing · demanding · overwhelming · disproportionate · unbalanced · excess · concentration