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Heavy

ˈhɛvi

Heavy definitions
adjective
heavier heaviest heavy
  1. of great weight; difficult to lift or move

    "a heavy and bulky load"

    • used in questions about weight

      "how heavy is it?"

    • (of a class of thing) above the average weight; large of its kind

      "heavy artillery"

    • weighed down; full of something

      "branches heavy with blossoms"

    • (of a person's head or eyes) feeling weighed down by weariness

      "a heavy head"

  2. of great density; thick or substantial

    "heavy grey clouds"

    • not delicate or graceful; coarse

      "he had a big moustache and heavy features"

    • (of food) hard to digest; too filling
    • (of ground or soil) muddy or full of clay
    • (of a smell) very strong; overpowering

      "a heavy scent of oil"

    • (of the sky) full of dark clouds; oppressive

      "a heavy thundery sky"

    • of or containing atoms of an isotope of greater than the usual mass
  3. of more than the usual size, amount, or intensity

    "a heavy cold"

    • using a lot of

      "stories heavy on melodrama"

    • doing something more, or more deeply, than usual

      "a heavy smoker"

  4. striking or falling with force

    "a heavy blow to the head"

    • (of music, especially rock) having a strong bass component and a forceful rhythm
  5. needing much physical effort

    "heavy work like repairing pathways"

    • moving slowly or with difficulty

      "steering that is heavy when parking"

  6. very important or serious

    "a heavy discussion"

    • (of a literary work) overly serious or difficult
    • mentally oppressive; hard to endure

      "a heavy burden of responsibility"

    • feeling or expressing sadness

      "I left him with a heavy heart"

    • serious or difficult to deal with

      "things were getting pretty heavy"

    • (of a person) strict or harsh

      "my parents were getting really heavy with me in terms of work"

    • excellent (used as a general term of approval)
noun
heavies heavy
  1. a thing, such as a vehicle, that is large or heavy of its kind
    • a large, strong man, especially one hired for protection

      "I needed money to pay off the heavies"

    • serious newspapers

      "reporters from the Sunday heavies"

    • an important person

      "music business heavies"

  2. dark draught beer, especially bitter

    "a pint of heavy"

adverb
heavy
  1. heavily

    "heavy-laden"

verb
heavies heavying heavied heavy
  1. pressure or coerce (someone) to do something

    "he maintains he never felt heavied into sacking any journalists"