top-heavy

adj., -i·er, -i·est.

1. Likely to topple because of an uneven distribution of weight, with the majority being at the top.
2. Accounting. Overcapitalized.
3. Having a disproportionately large number of administrators.

topheaviness top'-heav'i·ness n.

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The adjective has one meaning:

Meaning #1: unstable by being overloaded at the top

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - for tung oventil

Nederlands (Dutch)
topzwaar (ook figuurlijk)

Français (French)
adj. - déséquilibré, lourd (du haut), (fig) mal équilibré (une bureaucratie)

Deutsch (German)
adj. - oberlastig, kopflastig, überkapitalisiert

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - βαρύς στην κορυφή, ασταθής, (για επιχειρήσεις) υδροκεφαλικός

Italiano (Italian)
sbilanciato

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - mais pesado na parte de cima, instável, mal equilibrado

Русский (Russian)
перевешивающий в верхней части

Español (Spanish)
adj. - demasiado pesado en la parte superior, inestable, supercapitalizado, con demasiado personal directivo

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - övertung, ostadig, topptung, otillräckligt underbyggd

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
头重脚轻的, 不稳定的

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 頭重腳輕的, 不穩定的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 머리가 큰, 불안정한, 자본이 과대한

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 頭部が重い, 頭でっかちの, 不均衡な, 不安定な

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) رأسه ثقيل جدا, ثقيل الرأس,‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮כבד מדי בחלקו העליון (ולכן עלול ליפול), (ארגון) שיש בו יותר מדי עובדים בדרגות בכירות, עם מימון רב מדי, (אשה) שהחזה שלה גדול יחסית‬

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